I thought XB integration was complete too, with voice and video chat across MSN devices. Hence my suspicions this acquisition is more about userbase and mindshare than anything.
Microsoft buys Skype
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This is only Kinect and not Live! Vision?
My bet is still on Google having a more open approach to Skype if they had bought it. From what i see Microsoft hasn´t changed at all, providing apps on the Mac platform and a just launched browser is not really ground breaking for me. Microsoft going with standards on anything is more about not being able to set the defacto standard anymore than actually supporting open standards.
This is exactly what caused their strategy to change. I don't think the why of it matters as much as you seem to think it does. And Google's machinations against Skyhook don't exactly paint a picture of a company that won't use their leverage as a platform holder to eliminate competition. I think you're being a bit naive to think there's a real difference between one corporation's inclination to exert control over a market and another's that can't be accounted for by each company's opportunity or lack thereof to do so.
well said. the "Evil empire" does not exist in the current climate as some seem to remember Pre-2000.
pre-facebook/google
All corporations are about leveraging all possible options to earn large profits. Customers are serviced appropriately by most companies but any perception of altruistic or industry-friendly positions by certain companies over another are usually coincidental because they happened to be profitable somewhere down the line.
I thought I was, as I have only been able to get voice chat working with friends abroad. I just assumed that the vid-chat option was only available for vision camera users.
Seems that I'm wrong though.
Strangest thing about this thread is the number of people who apparently aren't using Skype at least several times each day. Granted I have to keep in regular contact with colleagues on three continents, but I can't understand why someone wouldn't be using it
I'm the anti-phone. I have the fewest minutes allowed by my carrier and I still have over 75% of the minutes available at the end of every month. My phones is really only an SMS, browser, e-mail device. If/when ubiquitous wi-fi ever hits the US I'm never paying for minutes again...
Wasn't there a patent issue regarding ebay acquisition of Skype, possibly related to distributed directory?
I have to use Skype time to time, especially for many-way conference calls. It's unreliable, spam heavy, and convoluted ugly gui plus stealth super node issue annoy the hell out of me.
For almost everything, Google talk/voice combo is way superior.
Still I hope this does not mean the end of Linux Skype client.
Strangest thing about this thread is the number of people who apparently aren't using Skype at least several times each day. Granted I have to keep in regular contact with colleagues on three continents, but I can't understand why someone wouldn't be using it
I have to use Skype time to time, especially for many-way conference calls. It's unreliable, spam heavy, and convoluted ugly gui plus stealth super node issue annoy the hell out of me.
For almost everything, Google talk/voice combo is way superior.
Still I hope this does not mean the end of Linux Skype client.
When you see that something like Whatsapp can go from 0 to 85% penetration with KPN mobile phone clients in one year in the Netherlands I have to question basically paying 8 Billion+ for an internet communication service which is almost impossible to monetize. Customers seem more than willing to make a switch with internet communication if the user experience is right ... Skype doesn't have 8 Billion worth of good will.
On top of that Microsoft's ownership of Skype will only weaken the brand AFAICS.
On top of that Microsoft's ownership of Skype will only weaken the brand AFAICS.
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