Microsoft buys Skype
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- aldebaran0
for 8 billion dollars they couldn't create their own chat software? am i missing something? 'cause it certainly isn't all just brand recognition
- users and skyp is already used with a variety of other services and devicesDodecahedron
- ability for large growth is already there.Dodecahedron
- aldebaran0
for 8 billion dollars they couldn't create their own chat software? am i missing something? 'cause it certainly isn't all just brand recognition
- The ability to control the existing userbase.animatedgif
- utopian0
- How is XBox and Windows failures? Bing is gaining market share, too.formed
- ORiginal xbox cost them money pretty much. 360 has probably turned a profit by now unless the failure rate stopped that.animatedgif
- fugged0
I think you're going to see Skype on the XBox soon.
Side thought - I'm surprised Apple hasn't broken into the console market.
- wasn't it already?Miguex
- Apple created one of the best mobile gaming platforms!monospaced
- prophetone0
Corel buys Microsoft
- jadrian_uk0
Skype is shit
- < massive shitmonNom
- forgot the +1monNom
- i say it's shit because many times it really does not work (message latency, connection latency),jadrian_uk
- I hear M$ has a track record for taking shitty products and making them.... shittyspot13
- Miguex0
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I disagree.Skype is a great alternative to iChat.
Whenever my clients don't have iChat, I try to persuade them to get it for several weeks, if this doesn't work I will say that we can't do business together and if that fails, I'll tell them, FINE LETS USE SKYPE GODDAMIT
- fugged0
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- digdre0
7billion bid I heard
- digdre0
oh, hold on
http://www.guardian.co.uk/techno…
- arne0