[mdlug] MS buying Skype

[Jeff Hanson]

The Linux client was mediocre at best.  Time to start looking for
alternatives again.  What I really need is AV conferencing (w/o
Flash).

On 5/10/11, Bob Dion <rmdion at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >Cynical? Maybe
>
> But I was thinking the same thing!
>
> Bob
>
> On 05/10/2011 08:11 AM, Robert Adkins II wrote:
>>
>> I forsee this being almost exactly like Microsoft's purchase of Virtual
>> PC.
>>
>> The next version of Skype or two of the Skype client software will work
>> for
>> most operating systems that it currently operates on. Then the server
>> system
>> will be swapped out for whatever current Microsoft Server offering is in
>> the
>> works, service quality will drop slightly, Linux compatibility will
>> disappear or lose features, MacOS capability and features will remain for
>> a
>> few more versions past that.
>>
>> Then some new version of Windows will come out with built-in MS
>> Virtualphone, which will actually be Skype renamed and there will no
>> longer
>> be any additional clients for other operating systems.
>>
>> Cynical? Maybe.
>>
>> Seen one to many times previously? Yes.
>>
>> -Rob
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of mike bader
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:50 AM
>>> To: mat.enders at gmail.com; MDLUG's Main discussion list
>>> Subject: Re: [mdlug] MS buying Skype
>>>
>>> Yep it is true for 8.5 billion with B.
>>>
>>> mike bader
>>>
>>> On 5/10/2011 6:53 AM, mat.enders at gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Subject says all I know just heard the story on NPR.
>>>> Sent on the SprintR Now Network from my BlackBerryR
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