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Groteske · 05-10-2011, 07:58 AM

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Microsoft Corp is close to buying Web video conferencing service Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion including debt, a source familiar with the situation said, underscoring the technology giant's growing ambition to plug a hole in its mobile offerings.

Buying money-losing Skype would have no immediate impact on Microsoft's finances, but would make clear its intention to compete with rivals such as Apple Inc and Google Inc.
Microsoft is putting more energy and resources into the mobile and Internet arenas as the importance of the personal computers underpinning its Windows and Office franchise appears to be under threat.

Microsoft's deal with Skype is expected to be announced as early as Tuesday morning, the source said. The source declined to be named because the talks are not public. Microsoft and Skype declined comment.

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Last year, Skype had about 124 million connected users every month by the end of June. But 8.1 million were paying customers, using Skype to make calls to traditional phones at discounted rates.

Interesting. What do you all think? I'm taking it with a grain of salt right now.

Murxidon · 05-10-2011, 10:25 AM

Didn't eBay buy Skype only to turn around and say "Uh... What do we do now?".

I'm hoping Microsoft can really do something with it. The program is really dire right now.

marcipaans · 05-10-2011, 11:57 AM

It can only get better. With each update it became more "fat" and CPU wh0ring compared to older version. A lot of unneeded features.

It would've been nice if they let me choose which Skype version to use but I can't even do that. So I am forced to get these completely retarded updates rather than using 2.0 which was brilliant.

WerewolfX · 05-10-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by marcipaans

It can only get better. With each update it became more "fat" and CPU wh0ring compared to older version. A lot of unneeded features.

It would've been nice if they let me choose which Skype version to use but I can't even do that. So I am forced to get these completely retarded updates rather than using 2.0 which was brilliant.

i've been using skype since roughly 1.0 and yeah i agree, the more updates it gets, the worse it becomes. 4 is where it got REALLY bad.

marcipaans · 05-10-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by WerewolfX

i've been using skype since roughly 1.0 and yeah i agree, the more updates it gets, the worse it becomes. 4 is where it got REALLY bad.

I think the downfall was starting from 4.0
3.0 was OK, not the best, not the worst.

Hatashi · 05-10-2011, 02:12 PM

I can just imagine how 8.5 billion dollars is just pocket change for Microsoft.

tiger1526 · 05-10-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatashi

I can just imagine how 8.5 billion dollars is just pocket change for Microsoft.

pretty much, if i remember right there net worth was something around 260 billion a couple months ago.

Oisterboy · 05-10-2011, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Groteske

Interesting. What do you all think? I'm taking it with a grain of salt right now.

Also taking it with salt. And lime.

And tequila.

foolishmofo · 05-10-2011, 03:57 PM

they probably gonna implement it in the Xbox 360 Live service

Kluey · 05-10-2011, 08:41 PM

They will definitely make it better so this is interesting.

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