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Unread postby lucassot » 11 May 11, 1:28 pm

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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby dinofreak » 11 May 11, 1:50 pm

lucassot wrote:Ugh
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby Klas » 11 May 11, 2:44 pm

Could be worse, they almost bought Yahoo!
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Unread postby Lurk » 11 May 11, 2:58 pm

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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby Fireslide » 11 May 11, 2:59 pm

It's a good thing. MSN audio/video sucks. Skype's is good. I still know lots of people using MSN, not many using skype. Win / win for me :)
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby Cas Bitton » 11 May 11, 3:15 pm

I got asked about it when I got into work this morning. The question on everyone's mind seems to be "Will you be moving to something else?".

I'm pretty happy and stand by my answer: As something I use daily, it works, and well. Alternatives are not a problem or threat until something "better" arrives for all platforms.

I would require windows, linux, osx, android, ios and other support before I even considered swapping to a rock solid alternative.
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby cyclobs » 11 May 11, 7:04 pm

only use it for video calls really. it's also pretty easy to use something else if M$ screw this one up
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby Sathias » 11 May 11, 7:09 pm

I'd say the focus of MS buying Skype is to integrate it into their business focused communications products such as Lync. I doubt they will monetise the consumer version of the product and push people over to Google Talk.

What exactly is people's concern over MS buying them?
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Unread postby cyclobs » 11 May 11, 7:12 pm

shut it down... pull out other OS support so it only runs on windows. turn it into another windows live 2010 (or what ever the latest version is) *curls into a ball and crys*
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby Sathias » 11 May 11, 7:16 pm

That would be a completely illogical move from a company who just paid 8 billion dollars (which is a stupidly high amount of money for Skype tbh, about 400 times their annual revenue) to acquire them. The main value of buying Skype is their market share, intentionally damaging that would be sheer lunacy.
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby Lurk » 11 May 11, 8:05 pm

that's definitely not going to happen. if it did, people would be driven to their competitors.
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby wayne19540 » 11 May 11, 9:38 pm

Cas Bitton wrote: it works, and well. Alternatives are not a problem or threat until something "better" arrives for all platforms.

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Yes I will agree with that. :| +2
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby justice` » 11 May 11, 11:30 pm

Sathias wrote:What exactly is people's concern over MS buying them?


People just like to have something to **** and moan about.
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype.

Unread postby Lurk » 11 May 11, 11:32 pm

justice` wrote:
Sathias wrote:What exactly is people's concern over MS buying them?


People just like to have something to **** and moan about.

I THINK THIS COMMENT IS OUTRAGEOUS
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