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Why did Microsoft agree to buy Skype?
When I first heard the rumor that Microsoft might buy Skype, I posted on twitter "noooooo". I had immediate fears that Microsoft would flub the opportunity the same way Cisco did when it bought WebEx ( Hello, join your Call Manager Islands ).
It was my preference (because they care about my opinion) that Skype merge with Google or Facebook. I use Microsoft products and am a huge fan of Microsoft OneNote. I was terrified that Microsoft would buy them and kill the product by trying to merge it with OCS / Lync or some other enterprise product that is impossible to install or maintain without an IT staff.
After I got over the shock, I started thinking about why Microsoft would buy them, what would they gain? The first thing that came to mind of course, was to block Google or Facebook from invading their messaging territory. Then I remembered how Facebook has been playing around with voice chat options, and especially how Bing and Facebook have been buddying up.
Microsoft to pull Facebook, MySpace into Outlook. I have found Xobni to be helpful. This might be better for project management applications, but social networking status updates are one reason I use Trillian Astra instead of live messenger.
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