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Microsoft Buys Skype
« on: May 11, 2011, 12:18:28 PM »
Interesting move from Microsoft considering MSN Messenger.  Obviously seeing Skype ain't making too much money it must be for the user base.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/10/microsoft_buys_skype1/
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2011, 12:26:52 PM »
What did you mean by msn? Was it a flop somehow? Anyways i'm gld microsoft bought it instaeds of those apples wankrs. Can't stand thee -=MODERATED=-.

ps i'm drunk  :insane:
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2011, 12:30:22 PM »
Uh-oh, you know what this means?

http://img.imgur.com/yvtdc.png
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2011, 12:36:21 PM »
LOL the end of the world.  Now Arnie will have to become President of the USA so he can tell us all to "Get in da choppa!"

On reading it looks as though they, MS, are going to set up Skype as a whole new business unit.  Bit different for them.  No borging.

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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2011, 12:45:29 PM »
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Uh-oh, you know what this means?

http://img.imgur.com/yvtdc.png


Actually i don't. I understand the terminator reference but not the microsoft and net :confused:
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2011, 12:48:38 PM »
I'm glad ms bought it instead of apple. Love ms or not they would never have claimed to have invented it unlike Apple would have...
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2011, 12:49:26 PM »
Better Microsoft than Facebook - that prospect frightened me greatly. Strange days we live in.
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2011, 12:52:00 PM »
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Actually i don't. I understand the terminator reference but not the microsoft and net :confused:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2011, 01:05:04 PM »
I guess Microsoft values customer brand adoption/loyalty so much that they bought a profitless company for more than 8 billion.
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2011, 01:09:29 PM »
Bill Gates was bored with his retirement and needed some entertainment, now he can listen to everyone Skyping.
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2011, 01:19:51 PM »
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework


@KESA  OMG,  SKYNET from the terminator movies, you know the system became self aware on "some date in the past now".  Putting Skype with .NET gives you Sky.NET.  I feel like I'm explaining a Dad joke.  You are pissed and the brain cells are fading mate...
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2011, 01:30:17 PM »
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@KESA  OMG,  SKYNET from the terminator movies, you know the system became self aware on "some date in the past now".  Putting Skype with .NET gives you Sky.NET.  I feel like I'm explaining a Dad joke.  You are pissed and the brain cells are fading mate...


Actually i know the Terminator movies inside and out. I just didn't know whay net and microsoft had to do with each other ;)

PS the first is the best then the second. The rest are crap :)
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2011, 01:32:47 PM »
Four was actually better than I thought it would be.  Was ok .
 
3 is dross though
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2011, 01:33:42 PM »
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LOL the end of the world. Now Arnie will have to become President of the USA so he can tell us all to "Get in da choppa!"

Can never happen unfortuntaley as he wasn't born in the USA
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Re: Microsoft Buys Skype
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2011, 01:39:11 PM »
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Can never happen unfortuntaley as he wasn't born in the USA


Neither was Barrack Obama ;)
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