Microsoft Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion In Cash

Why not, they are not with the open-source trend, they just want to make money

 

wow that was huge amount. microsoft getting bigger and bigger

 

I knew I should have bought it when they offered it for $1000.12!

Dang.

Aw well...

 

I hope Microsoft dont mess Skype with lots of crappy advertisement and irrelevant technical developments

 

Ditto. I downloaded skyp a few years ago.... I dont remember the credentials. But this is NOT going to urge me to check it out further.

How much debt did they receive with their purchase.

 

"Skype to be renamed Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail MSN Video Chat Bing"

 

wow this is huge I hope skype chatrooms come back pleasee if it does Microsoft will be in a step into the right direction

 

Poor skype

 

It sounds like a nice deal, but I hope they won't charge skype users now

 

This is what I see in the future.

Skype = Monthly Subscription

 

I think you're right about the subscription. It'll either be a subscription or they'll end up putting ads popping up on the video call. Got to be some way that they are going to use it to claw back some money

 

even with this purchase i don't think they can overcome google

 

$8.5 Billion!!!!!
Isn't it a little bit crazy? Skype's cost is so high?

 

Its high but microsoft must be having some hard core plan to cover thier investments

 

google will now start to create one of thier own and is better than skype. linux developers will also be on the go too

 

No they don't. They've spent billions on companies just in the past five years that eventually were closed down. Microsoft is not intelligent when it comes to acquisitions.

 

Done. Google Voice.

 

I agree with Dr. Howard they ruin their acquisitions. They did this only in effort to keep up / gain on lost ground to Mr. Google. Beyaaaa.
-MT

 

Well crap. Time to get rid of Skype and switch to my own stuff only. That kinda sucks. I have been happily using Skype for a long time now, even have a phone number with them, i better look into that. No way in hell am I sticking around for MS to muck it up.

I already pay a monthly subscription for Skype. MSN had something before where you could make calls to landlines from their messenger... I doubt they are going to change how it works too much, but the change of ownership is enough for me to start looking at my options right away and setting up other solutions.

 

It does sound alot of wonga to have spent out but when you think it could be used as a massive advertising platform for not only microsoft products but also other forms of earnings like adverts very much like what Google have done with Youtube.No one pays for Youtube but it has started to earn its keep so they have checked over all the facts and figures and worked out it it will earn more than what they have payed for it.

I see it as a sound business move for them,you have to look out side the box for its full potential !!