From SFGate article about the acquisition: "Skype's huge user base- more than 660 million users, including more than 120 million active of 'connected' users." h

From SFGate article about the acquisition: "Skype's huge user base- more than 660 million users, including more than 120 million active of 'connected' users." http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/12/businessinsider-why-microsoft-bought-skype-an-insider-explains-2011-5.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/12/... The 500million user figure was from a big TechCrunch article from 2009. http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/21/skype-hits-521-million-users-and-185-million-in-quarterly-revenue/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/21/skype-hits-521-million-user... Again, I'm not trying to necessarily argue that this acquisition was worth it. But, there is more than technological value here. There is a huge user base here.