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Guerrilla roots of Skype

In buying Skype, Microsoft is getting one of the rare companies that has turned its name into a verb, like Xerox or Google. Ref. Source 7

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Skype video calling for Android phones

Skype, which is being bought by Microsoft for US$8.5 billion (NZ$10.2 billion), introduced a new service on Thursday allowing users of Android phones to make free video calls to Skype contacts, including those on Apple iPhones. Ref. Source 1

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I was just introduced to the world of skype and I think that it is very neat. The ability to see and speak with individuals who are thousands of miles away is very cool. It seems like not that long ago the whole idea of video communication was in the realm of science fiction. Amazing how quickly things change.

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Now that Microsoft bought it, I am just wondering how long it will be before there are no free options for calling. I use it a lot and actually pay for some subscriptions that are helpful when I am traveling, but always try to do the computer to computer free calling when possible.

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I was wondering the same thing about the takeover, but I can assure you if they ever tried to charge anything then they will go down the tubes real fast and that will be the opening for someone else to start something free.

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Skype buying GroupMe

Skype is expanding even before it gets absorbed by Microsoft Corp. Ref. Source 5

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Did Skype Give a Private Company Data on Teen WikiLeaks Supporter Without a Warrant?:

Skype's privacy credentials took a hit in July over a refusal to comment on whether it could eavesdrop on conversations. Now the Internet chat service is facing another privacy-related backlash-after allegedly handing over user data without a warrant to a private security firm investigating pro-WikiLeaks activists. Ref. Source 7

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Skype says it can support holographic calls

For decades, we've been waiting for oh-so-futuristic hologram technology to make the leap from Star Wars movies to our living rooms, and it hasn't. Ref. Source 1