Monday, May 09, 2011

More Skype Rumors: Big News Soon, Microsoft In The Mix : Tech News and Analysis « [GigaOM]

More Skype speculation; I still believe Cisco is the company with the most to lose, if a Cisco competitor acquires Skype

Sources also say that Microsoft has entered the mix and is interested in either partnering with, acquiring or investing in Skype. While they are late entrants to this game, Microsoft’s interest makes sense for several reasons:

  • Skype would give Microsoft a big boost in the hotly contested enterprise collaboration market places, thanks to Skype’s voice, video and sharing capabilities. It would be particularly useful for competing against Cisco and Google, two of its main rivals in the collaboration business.
  • It would give them a must-have application/service that can help with the adoption of the future versions of Windows Mobile operating system.
  • it would give Microsoft an outside chance of working with carriers, many of them looking to partner with Skype as they start to transition to LTE-based networks.

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