On 12 May 2011 05:18, shawn wilson <ag4ve...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Curt Howland <howl...@priss.com> wrote: > > So Skype has been bought by Microsoft. > > > > I expect the Linux version of Skype to be abolished in short order. Oh > > well, thus the fate of proprietary software. I'm sure St. Ignucious is > > shaking his head with the inevitability of it all. > > > > This aught to re-ignite the effort to develop the alternatives. > > > > And if it doesn't, that will say more than any success could. > > > > iirc, microsoft has more investment in more linux products than anyone > else. they also have (or had?) quite a large investment in apple to > stop them from going under in early 2000. > > i don't know what they plan to do with skype. maybe roll it into > netmeeting (does that still exist?) or msn messenger. >
Probably to be integrated into their 'Ling' function. Aiming at executive market functionality. Regards, Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion.
