It's official: Microsoft closes Skype deal

[xxMATTGxx]

Most of us should be aware that Microsoft wanted to buy Skype and so on but it takes some time and you need agreement from a number of things such as the EU and all that crap. Well anyway, today it's official and they now close the Skype deal.

Well, it's official. The Microsoft-Skype deal has officially closed as it was approved by the board of directors of both companies, as well as the FTC.

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced it had offered $8.5 Billion for the Internet communications company, the biggest acquisition Microsoft has ever made. In a press release today, Microsoft confirmed what we already knew was inevitable, the deal has completed.

According to the release;

Microsoft and Skype will remain focused on their shared goal of connecting all people across all devices and accelerating both companies’ efforts to transform real-time communications for consumers and enterprise customers.

Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/its-offic...ses-skype-deal






Congrats to Microsoft and Skype for now making it official and closing the deal.

[Suspective]

Hopefully it'll make Skype a bit better. But I'm sure it will be very bias towards Microsoft platforms now.

[xxMATTGxx]

Hopefully it'll make Skype a bit better. But I'm sure it will be very bias towards Microsoft platforms now.

Skype will still be cross-platform. So Mac and other mobile devices that isn't owned by Microsoft will still have Skype app support.

[Recursion]

Good news IMO, hopefully we'll see a more stable client out soon for our... longer chats

Hopefully it'll make Skype a bit better. But I'm sure it will be very bias towards Microsoft platforms now.

Don't see why it should be. MS Office for Mac is better than Office for Windows in many respects.

[N!ck]

Don't see why it should be. MS Office for Mac is better than Office for Windows in many respects.

I haven't used it recently, but Office: Mac 2008 was horrific???

[Recursion]

I haven't used it recently, but Office: Mac 2008 was horrific???

2011 is a huge step up.

[Lamz]

reckon they will add skype on the 360? it'd be quite good if they did

[xxMATTGxx]

reckon they will add skype on the 360? it'd be quite good if they did

They could do to be honest. I remember reading this article back in August which questioned/hinted about it: http://www.winrumors.com/skype-for-x...0-coming-soon/

[Recursion]

Off topic but the Xbox is looking more and more like a media based console by the day, moreso than the PS3 (even without Bluray)... would be nice if they bought out a digital TV addon for the 360 like Sony did that would integrate nicely with Kinect etc.

[Lamz]

They could do to be honest. I remember reading this article back in August which questioned/hinted about it: http://www.winrumors.com/skype-for-x...0-coming-soon/

nice, if they do - do it... it'd be really handy