On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Matthew W. Ross
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I seem to remember using Netmeeting way before I had ever heard of Skype...
>
> I think this is more about having a customer base (and any technology/patent 
> that Skype possessed).

  Customer base and mindshare are certainly a big part of this, I
think.  The perception is, Netmeeting (or MSN Messenger) is old and
busted, Skype is the new hotness.  Whether or not that's an accurate
analysis of the technology is irrelevant; that's the perception.

  That said, I don't know that they'd spend 8 gigabucks solely for
marketing.  Maybe, maybe not.

-- Ben

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