RIP Skype

[Bald Eagle]

Well there's another good idea gone south.

Microsoft is to buy internet phone service Skype for US$8.5 billion (http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/4987080/Microsoft-to-buy-Skype-for-US-8b)

[Scuba_Steve]

:bye:
Question now is what's the best alternative??? I think we have 1 more decent update to find out before skype starts becoming bloated, slow & shit the MS way

[Bald Eagle]

:bye:
Question now is what's the best alternative??? I think we have 1 more decent update to find out before skype starts becoming bloated, slow & shit the MS way


Skype could be combined with Microsoft software such as Outlook to appeal to corporate users, = Instant bloat the double-down burger app :sick:

[Swoop]

Microsoft has bought Skype for $8.5 Billion?
Obviously nobody told them they can download it for free from the website.:facepalm:

[oldrider]

Microsoft has bought Skype for $8.5 Billion?
Obviously nobody told them they can download it for free from the website.:facepalm:

Not for much longer, I suspect! :facepalm:

[george formby]

Microsoft has bought Skype for $8.5 Billion?
Obviously nobody told them they can download it for free from the website.:facepalm:

:first::clap::clap:

[Brian d marge]

:bye:
Question now is what's the best alternative??? I think we have 1 more decent update to find out before skype starts becoming bloated, slow & shit the MS way

Fring? eikga? ...I agree any good alternatives , ( not that skype was much cop on linux anyway but at least it worked ...

Stephen

[cheesemethod]

238579

It has begun...

[avgas]

hmmmm some interesting tactics on behalf on uSoft. Because it seems a bit crazy investment wise.
But then again so was the poor suckers who bought trademe......

[jazfender]

Skype as a product seems more like something Apple or Google would buy, not Microsoft.

but then it'd be iFace or gFace... now it'll be Microsoft Home Face Professional 2011.

[Bald Eagle]

Skype as a product seems more like something Apple or Google would buy, not Microsoft.

but then it'd be iFace or gFace... now it'll be Microsoft Home Face Professional 2011.

.. and it will be a single DVD install with minimum 1Gb free space required, and a .net account to get it to run :facepalm:

[Scuba_Steve]

Skype as a product seems more like something Apple or Google would buy, not Microsoft.

but then it'd be iFace or gFace... now it'll be Microsoft Home Face Professional 2011.

Na you'll be able to choose between MS Skype starter, MS Skype home basic, MS Skype home Pro, MS Skype business, MS Skype ultimate

[Gremlin]

I see their Acquistions Research and Development has been hard at work.

[Oakie]

Damn. And we just bought a webcam and got Skype 4 days ago. It's all a conspiracy. The good folk at Richmond are going to watch us .... hmmm, face recognition required to activate Windows licence and then to log on to your system. I wonder?

[jazfender]

Na you'll be able to choose between MS Skype starter, MS Skype home basic, MS Skype home Pro, MS Skype business, MS Skype ultimate

to be fair, Skype Ultimate sounds badass.

[jonbuoy]

.. and it will be a single DVD install with minimum 1Gb free space required, and a .net account to get it to run :facepalm:

Could be worse - could have been bought by HP.

[Scuba_Steve]

to be fair, Skype Ultimate sounds badass.

yea true that, but it'll just be triple the price of MS Skype home pro & offer nothing you couldn't get for free anyways.

[Scuba_Steve]

Well it starts, MS has just rolled out the 1st ad supported Skype. This ones for iOS but expect the ads to be coming to a Skype near you in the very near future.

[Urano]

viber?....

[Indiana_Jones]

That's bloody lame, skype is quite a handy chat program

-Indy

[jazfender]

Well it starts, MS has just rolled out the 1st ad supported Skype. This ones for iOS but expect the ads to be coming to a Skype near you in the very near future.

Saw that. Deleted my skype app instead of upgrading.

I like how they put it around the 7th thing down the list of changes, a lot of people won't read it.

[Kendog]

So Skype doesn't work with adds?

[Brian d marge]

No ads here in Linux land ......... holds breath ..........:shutup:

Stephen

[YellowDog]

:bye:
Question now is what's the best alternative??? I think we have 1 more decent update to find out before skype starts becoming bloated, slow & shit the MS way

I used to use Stunt IP to make calls via a 56k modem, without dropouts, interference, or adverts:

http://voip-stunt.en.softonic.com/

[Urano]

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bindows only...