http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/microso...ype-for-8-5-billion-becomes-offici/

that's a lotta dicks on the internet.

Well that sucks.

this is a pretty big deal for microsoft

this will be the google voice to m$'s winmo 7

yeah hopefully if they update it... im surprised apple didnt buy skype maybe they think facetime is better? how should i know.

Completely different. Another big buy for ms, if they're smart they would integrate into windows 8 free.

waving their moneydick around in hopes it will strike success for the platform

have you touched it? winmo 7's UI is a big step forwards. I don't like a lot of things that they did to get there, but you can see the innovation that the tiles give you. plus, the speed is amazing. One thing is that all the OS's are going to get skype and gv integration, but the connections between their native companies will be better. iOS isn't going to get a native app like that since doing that is going to piss off the phone companies.

this is also why phone companies are trying to screw you with other fees

I touched some dude's wp7 on the train, it definitely was snappy but I like the android UI more since it reminds me of SPB shell; my one true love.