it doesn't matter. there will be no hue and cry about the "retention" issues surrounding this merger, and most of the valuable Skype people will be gone from MS

it doesn't matter. there will be no hue and cry about the "retention" issues surrounding this merger, and most of the valuable Skype people will be gone from MSFT as soon as they can anyway. In >1 year, there will be little left of the Skype org chart but the lower part of the pyramid. All the valuable people that for whatever reason are still there at this late date in the company's history will go on to other opportunities.