Self-defensive? Google is a worse fit for Skype. They're already doing some of the things that Skype does. Google acquiring them would create overlap.
Microsoft can now provide a consumer VoIP solution as well as a corporate VoIP solution, and reach all the way to mobile. It makes their Unified Communications strategy that much more compelling for a change. *ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... * On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > Seems kinda self-defensive to me. Those kinds of M&A's rarely work out > well. Facebook and Google seemed to be a better fit. > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I'm not big on mergers and acquisitions, but I like this one... >> >> >> >> *ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) >> *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... >> >> * >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> http://gigaom.com/2011/05/09/why-microsoft-is-buying-skype-for-8-billion/ >>> >>> >>> >>> Interesting… >>> >>> Z >>> >>> >>> >>> Edward E. Ziots >>> >>> CISSP, Network +, Security + >>> >>> Security Engineer >>> >>> Lifespan Organization >>> >>> Email:[email protected] >>> >>> Cell:401-639-3505 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
