Who is to say that Google and Facebook didn't try going after it because Microsoft was already in talks with Skype?
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:05 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft Buys Skype for 8.5 Billion in cash deal Yes, self-defensive. They went after it because Google and Facebook were interested. I will admit that the Facebook was a bit of a stretch, but not too much, seeing as how everything is currently driven by social media. Your argument about Google being a worse fit for Skype because they're doing some of the same things doesn't wash. Voice? Please, it's a small player. Let Google leverage Skype and combine it with their Voice services... Sure there's overlap, but there is overlap in any M&A. And the amount of overlap is small. With Microsoft, I don't see overlap, except that their wireless providers are going to push back against allowing VOIP services over their networks. Makes execution much more difficult and therefore doesn't seem to fit quite as well. On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: 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] <mailto: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 ~ 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 ~ 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
