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General => Chit chat => Topic started by: Lesmond on July 29, 2011, 02:32:40 PM

Title: Microsoft to Acquire Skype
Post by: Lesmond on July 29, 2011, 02:32:40 PM
QuoteREDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG â€" May 10, 2011 â€" Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: “MSFT”) and Skype Global S.à r.l today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both Microsoft and Skype.
Read more here (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2011/may11/05-10corpnewspr.mspx)
Title: Re: Microsoft to Acquire Skype
Post by: Ken. on July 29, 2011, 02:45:31 PM
Hopefully they (MS) will continue to develop Skype and not let it wither and die.

Title: Re: Microsoft to Acquire Skype
Post by: ZarPrime on July 29, 2011, 02:52:22 PM
Yeah, I first heard about this a couple of months ago.  I hope they don't screw it up but nothing seems to have changed yet.  I know a lot of people who have already switched to ooVoo.  I have it installed but have never tried it out yet.  Anyone else try it yet?

ZarPrime
Title: Re: Microsoft to Acquire Skype
Post by: AntonioSimon on August 22, 2013, 06:10:30 AM
Quote from: ZarPrime on July 29, 2011, 02:52:22 PM
Yeah, I first heard about this a couple of months ago.  I hope they don't screw it up but nothing seems to have changed yet.  I know a lot of people who have already switched to ooVoo.  I have led lights (http://www.niceledlights.com) installed but have never tried it out yet.  Anyone else try it yet?

ZarPrime

Skype has made good progress in last few years thanks to Microsoft
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