Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5B USD.

[TheMaker]

So was it worth for microsoft to buy skype for that high price?

http://gigaom.com/2011/05/09/why-microsoft-is-buying-skype-for-8-billion/

The co-founders of skype comes from sweden and they got $1.19B together!

 

[Veni]

Probably a good idea on Microsofts part, Skype is popular and growing.

 

[Dr Pwn13]

I think it was a good idea for what Microsoft did.. Skype is becoming popular now.

 

[ShockWaveee]

Holy shit.. had no idea Skype was that big lol. Hopefully Microsoft doesn't fuck it up. They'll probably integrate it into Xbox Live somehow, like they do with everything.

 

[Gurtaton]

Hopefully Microsoft doesn't fuck it up.

It'll go downhill if it starts crashing like Windows Live, which I'm assuming will happen.

Never been much of a Skyper myself.

 

That's a lot of money
I'm going to wait for some outrageous process to appear now.

 

[RaTeL]

Good purchase for microsoft. They gots so much mula dat they can spend it on er thang

 

[pcash]

that's a good investment for a company like Microsoft.

 

[TheMaker]

yeah but for 8.5 BILLION dollars..

 

[angus07]

as anything, it is a risk.

but in the end it is probably a good investment

 

[Meth9]

I just hope they will keep everything free.

 

[oblivion9032]

Hopefully it won't be like when NewsCorp bought Myspace and then it just died.

 

[wtfomfgbbq101]

I like skype. It's probably enchance the future of technology anyways.