![]() ![]() It also allows Microsoft to compete with Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Facetime.ĪLSO READ: Windows 10: It’s Free, but Is It Too Late? In addition, Google could have integrated Skype into its search function, as well as its Android telephone. ![]() Facebook users could have made good use of Skype by telephoning friends. It was also speculated that Microsoft bought Skype to keep it out of the hands of competitors, such as Facebook Inc. Wired Magazine, and other media pundits, also argued that Microsoft could integrate the technology into a mobile phone platform. The article discussed many overlaps that Skype had with the capabilities of Microsoft such as “free instant messaging, and voice and video chat.” However, Microsoft gained access to VoIP telephone capability that it did not have before, for which it can charge clients. Wired Magazine posted an excellent article discussing the technical angle of the deal. With that said, Microsoft’s reasoning was more strategic than adding a profitable business to its portfolio. Microsoft paid approximately $8.5 million in cash for Skype from an investing group led by Silver Lake, according to Microsoft’s website.Īt the time, this had many media pundits wondering why Microsoft would pay so much money for a company that clocked in “revenue of $860 million” and had a small loss. (NASDAQ: MSFT) purchased Internet communications company Skype. Source: ThinkstockA little over four years ago, in May 2011, Microsoft Corp. ![]()
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