Microsoft Wants A Piece of Skype Too?

[exfileme]

Some kind of deal with Skype will reportedly go official sometime this week, and may include Microsoft.

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[fir_ser]

Microsoft too ??

 

[hellwig]

I have a problem with Microsoft buying Skype. Skypes big selling point seems to be the fact that you can communicate with anyone anywhere in the world. If Microsoft buys Skype, you'll have to tack on "anyone anywhere in the world running Microsoft Windows", and that will kill the product.

Of course, if Facebook buys Skype, you'll have to sign-up for a facebook account. They'll probably record all your conversations too, just cause their TOS will allow it.

I don't know, Skype should go public, or not enter into some sort of exclusive agreement. Anything that closes-off skype to a percentage of the users out there would destroy it.

 

[eddieroolz]

Japanese news sites that I read are reporting this as well, but in more certain terms. They haven't been able to get any comments, however.

 

[fir_ser]

Hope Microsoft doesn't buy Skype.

 

[virtualban]

[citation][nom]fir_ser[/nom]Hope Microsoft doesn't buy Skype.[/citation]
Wait in line with the others hoping so, please

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

Whoever buys Skype, it'll be bad for its users, because Skype as it is right now: 1) has a version for nearly every OS; 2) is not tied/"integrated" with any other service except your e-mail; 3) has encrypted traffic which government agencies aren't too happy about; 4) is a brilliant lightweight (okay, "lightweight" only applies to version 3.8... lol) program made strictly for one purpose: communication. Whoever buys Skype, they'll load it with their crap, "integrate" it with their stuff (FB, Chrome/Gmail, MS stuff), make your Skype account tied to services you don't want it to be tied to, allow anyone to record your conversations and will overload the program with unnecessary junk.

I don't believe Microsoft will make Skype Windows-only... after all, they made MS Office for Mac. But then again, it's not free... so who knows

Anyway - sad. I really want Skype to stay away from everything else, that's the beauty about it - it is SEPARATED from all the other stuff... you have it on every platform and yet it doesn't depend on them. I guess that's just not happening anymore. Too bad.

 

[AndrewMD]

late news, Microsoft to acquire Skype for 8.5 Billion cash !!

 

[mayankleoboy1]

shit! bloated and crashing skype now