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    Skype is now under Microsofts wing.

    Heres a great news, skype has officially become part of microsoft.

    From microsoft press
    REDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG — Oct. 13, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT”) has closed its acquisition of Skype Global S.* 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 kype's new webiste .

    It seems that probably Windows Live messenger would be merged with Skype. Thus a single unified application may be created.
    Last edited by avibky; 02-11-11 at 01:46 PM.

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    Soon we will say, Skype used to Rock...lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grr View Post
    Soon we will say, Skype used to Rock...lol
    Ya grr let see. Skype was one peice of terrific software, i thought skype was owned by google

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    do you think the skype would bulit in the coming Windows 8?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PeterPatrickgo View Post
    do you think the skype would bulit in the coming Windows 8?
    That would be good for Skype users

    but for the others it would be yet another bloatware from MS, depends on what they do to "improve the software".

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    I still have a hunch thats it gonna be integrated into Windows messenger to make all in one client like empathy for gnome

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