[AusNOG] Microsoft buys Skype

[Paul Brooks]

I guess thats finally the end of Windows NetMeeting and H.323......


http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/microsoft-makes-79b-move-on-skype-20110511-1ehmd.html

> Microsoft has announced it is buying internet phone service company Skype for $US8.5
> billion ($7.9b) dollars cash in the largest acquisition ever by the US computer
> software giant.
>
> "Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the
> world," Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said in a statement.
>

Paul.