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I have a feeling that Microsoft was suckered on this one. Google and Facebook probably had no interest in skype, but bid it up so Microsoft would have to pay mo
by daimyoyo 15y ago
I have a feeling that Microsoft was suckered on this one. Google and Facebook probably had no interest in skype, but bid it up so Microsoft would have to pay more. You'd think after all these years, and having this same thing happen time after time that they'd know that trick and see it coming. Guess not.
- lotusleaf1987 15y agoI think Skype would have been more valuable to Google, than to Microsoft--imagine having a free Google Voice number linked to your Skype ID. I think Microsoft was willing to pay a $1-2 Billion premium to keep it from Google and maybe a bit more to be able to use it as a bargaining chip with Facebook in their (MSFT and Facebook) pseudo-alliance.