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by SeveredCross 5515 days ago
I suspect that they wouldn't be that stupid. That would alienate sizable parts of the Skype userbase. Microsoft is stupid, but not that stupid. This seems like pure paranoia to me.
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pdx 5515 days ago
Not paranoia. I don't care. If anything, I want it to happen, as I have a few VOIP ideas that can't compete with a free Skype everywhere.

The reason to buy skype is for it's name, not for it's tech, as everybody agrees it's tech is not worth $8B. The name is only important if it gets you something. It will get you phone sales if you're the only one offering it on a phone.

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encoderer 5515 days ago
Until the brand atrophies because you're giving a competitor a world-class opportunity by vacating 90%+ of the smartphone market.

Now, what's more likely, is the way Google handles it's Maps, Nav, etc: It's available for iPhone but it's way better on Android.

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