[mdlug] MS buying Skype

[Jay Nugent]

Greetings,

On Tue, 10 May 2011, Jeff Hanson wrote:

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

   Try www.vyew.com

   It is Operating System agnostic, yet supports RTF, PDF, all the Open 
Office formats, along with the MicroShaft formats for presentations.

      --- Jay




> 
> 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-----
> >>> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org
> >>> [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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