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Microsoft's Skype Buyout Approved as Layoffs Hit
Microsoft (news, site ) has been given regulatory approval to buy Skype, clearing the way for the $8.5 million deal. The FTC Says 'Yes!' Microsoft has cleared the last hurdle in its attempt to buy Skype, gaining Federal Trade Commission approval for the deal.
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Skype Down Again; Microsoft Having Buyer's Remorse?
I'm the kind of person who always has a device close at hand. I check email and messaging before I brush my teeth. A few friends around the world were missing this morning, however, due to the outage of Microsoft's (news, site) recent acquisition Skype (news
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Enterprise 2.0 Roll-up: Skype Alternatives and Socializing Microsoft
Unhappy with Skype? Worried about what's going to happen now that it's been sold? This week we've got a list of alternative tools as well as some thoughts on the Jive/OffiSync deal that promises to socialize Microsoft environments. 5 Great Skype Alternatives Microsoft's whopping US$ 8.
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5 Great Skype Alternatives
Microsoft's whopping US$ 8.5 billion purchase of Skype is probably good news for a large pool of video chat users, but there's undoubtedly those who are worried about the possible implications of the acquisition.
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Microsoft, Nokia Plan the Windows 7 Phone Future
The two players left holding the Windows Phone 7 (news, site) baby need some big ideas to make a sizeable dent in the market. After the Storm Following the excitement of Microsoft's purchase of Skype last week, which will have a big impact on all Microsoft's products,
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Microsoft Accelerates Dynamics CRM Release Cycle to Expand Functionality Quicker
Without saying why, Microsoft (news, site) has announced that it is accelerating its Dynamics CRM release cycle in a new Statement of Direction (SoD) that envisages releases on a biennial basis rather than on the current three-year cycle that it currently uses.
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Enterprise 2.0 Roll-up: Skype Sold to Microsoft, Yammer Desktop 2.0 Released
Lots of big news in the enterprise world this week, including Microsoft's very, very pretty penny for Skype and the release of Yammer Desktop 2.0. Microsoft Buys Skype for US$ 8.
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Ballmer Defends Microsoft on its $8.5B Skype Deal
Microsoft (news, site) has been going around the media since the announcement of the Skype deal, defending and explaining the benefits of the purchase. Doing it His Way Steve Ballmer has appeared on CNBC to discuss the potential benefits to Microsoft of its Skype purchase. Following
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Microsoft/Skype Press Conference: Service Will Still Support Non-MS Hardware
Microsoft (news, site ) has confirmed that it is buying Skype, making the product ubiquitous across MS's Windows universe, Xbox games consoles and phones.
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Enterprise Collaboration: Microsoft Buys Skype for US$ 8.5 Bil
The world of enterprise collaboration and the social enterprise is in for a turn, as Microsoft grabs VOIP and collaboration vendor Skype in a deal valued at US$ 8.5 bil.
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A Week in Google: Voice Search on Google.com, a Bigger App Market than Apple & Winning Over Skype
This week we wondered who would benefit most from acquiring Skype, and whether or not size matters in the app department. Will Facebook or Google Buy Skype After Talks? Rumor has it a couple of giants are fighting over Skype.
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Viber Brings HD Voice to Android, as Skype Talks To Facebook/Google
Viber (news, site) is the coming-up-on-the-rails alternative to Skype that offers better quality calls and is now available to the massive Android army. VoIP for Androids Viber has offered its mobile HD voice and messaging service for iPhone users for a while now, hitting 10 million installs
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Will Facebook or Google Buy Skype After Talks?
While there have been rumors before associating Google with Skype, Facebook with Skype and Skype with other companies in the VoIP space, a report from global news agency Reuters that Skype is in talks about either a partnership, or acquisition, with one or the other of the two is a
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Skype To Go: Taking the Internet Out of VoIP
Skype's (news, site) new service helps users make calls from any phone, regardless of type, via a special phone number system. All About the Differentiation With rival services such as Viber, with its HD Voice offering, and Facebook's Messenger service springing up, Skype is having to
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