Exactly... Here are some additional perspectives: http://www.focus.com/questions/information-technology/should-microsoft-purchase-skype-7-billion-how-would-you-see/
*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 10:54 AM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]> > 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]] > *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]> > 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
