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Why Microsoft bought Skype

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Cringely thinks it’s simply to stop Google getting it: “Were Google to buy Skype they’d convert those 663 million Skype subscriptions to Google Voice and Gmail and in a swoop make parts of Yahoo and MSN irrelevant. They’d build a … Continue reading →

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UK BlackBerry Bold to come with Skype

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Ian Betteridge

At least it does on 3: “3 Mobile will be preloading their BlackBerry Bolds with a Skype client to make use of the integrated WiFi for cheap VoIP calling.” I suspect that this will be the same deal as the … Continue reading →

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