Sunday, May 15, 2011

Microsoft buying Skype for $US8.5 billion



Another big news in IT field.

Microsoft is buying internet voice and video leader Skype for $US8.5 billion ($A7.85 billion) in a move aimed at boosting its presence in an online arena dominated by Google and Facebook.

According to Steve Ballmer (Microsoft CEO) & Tony Bates (Skype CEO) in the press conference held in San Francisco, they would optimise Skype for TV with Xbox and Kinect, for the phone and for the PC.

So, we all shall wait for what will be the next.

Are you also one of the skype user like me as well?

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