> There is a plausible conspiracy theory that part of why Microsoft bought Skype was to have everything centralized on US servers. Sort of devil's bargain. I h

> There is a plausible conspiracy theory that part of why Microsoft bought Skype was to have everything centralized on US servers. Sort of devil's bargain. I heard back in those days that they got a grant from the government for purchasing Skype... that sure doesn't help deny conspiracy theories.