Why reinvent the wheel? Skype has some amazing intellectual property. And, I might suggest, the NPV of cash - to Microsoft - is less than the NPV of their stock. The message is "we don't need to use our stock".
Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft Buys Skype for 8.5 Billion in cash deal Well, they do need to do something with WP7. They delivered a comparably less developed product to market, to get it to market. They make a deal with Nokia. They buy Skype. It all hints at underexecution or not quite knowing what to do. Their method of purchase is interesting, too. All cash. Sends a huge message to investors that they stock isn't a worthy currency to purchase companies. Where's the innovation? On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Yeah...I think this one has real potential - and may be what Microsoft actually needed to make WP7 a contender. From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft Buys Skype for 8.5 Billion in cash deal 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:email%[email protected]> Cell:401-639-3505<tel: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]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ 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]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ 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]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ 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
