Skype is now under Microsofts wing.
Heres a great news, skype has officially become part of microsoft.
From microsoft press
Quote:
REDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG — Oct. 13, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT”) has closed its acquisition of Skype Global S.Ã* r.l. Negotiations of the definitive agreement under which Microsoft would acquire Skype, an Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion were led by investor group Silver Lake and the transaction was originally announced on May 10, 2011. Boards of directors of both Microsoft and Skype previously approved the acquisition.
Microsoft and Skype will remain focused on their shared goal of connecting all people across all devices and accelerating both companies’ efforts to transform real-time communications for consumers and enterprise customers. The completion of the acquisition also marks the official introduction of Skype as a new business division within Microsoft.
Link to the article is here http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2011/oct11/10-13SkypePR.mspx
Skype's new webiste Skype and Microsoft.
It seems that probably Windows Live messenger would be merged with Skype. Thus a single unified application may be created.
