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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on May 10, 2011, 17:48

Title: Skype, whose latest version is unstable and full of security holes...
Post by: Clive on May 10, 2011, 17:48

...finds the perfect company to buy it.
LINK (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-10/microsoft-close-to-7-billion-deal-to-buy-skype-wsj-reports.html)

Title: Re: Skype, whose latest version is unstable and full of security holes...
Post by: Rik on May 10, 2011, 17:51

I suspect it's not the last acquisition we'll see as MS tries to recover lost ground.

Title: Re: Skype, whose latest version is unstable and full of security holes...
Post by: sam on May 11, 2011, 02:54

I really like skype, tis a sad day.  :cry:

Title: Re: Skype, whose latest version is unstable and full of security holes...
Post by: Clive on May 11, 2011, 09:06

I use it a lot too. 

Title: Re: Skype, whose latest version is unstable and full of security holes...
Post by: Rodders on May 11, 2011, 12:53

I've had a Skype account for years, but stopped using it when they arbitrarily zeroed my remaining credit because I hadn't used it for a while.

Looking to the future, now most mobile contracts offer free calls to land lines and IM apps provide perfectly good video messaging, Skype only remains useful for making international calls - and once the telcos move to further reduce costs in that area, MS will discover that they've bought themselves a very expensive turkey.

Title: Re: Skype, whose latest version is unstable and full of security holes...
Post by: Rik on May 11, 2011, 14:32

With or without the giblets, Rod? ;)