Not to be too conspiracy theorist but maybe just maybe this was why Skype was bought by Microsoft in the first place? The thought crossed my mind at the time of

Not to be too conspiracy theorist but maybe just maybe this was why Skype was bought by Microsoft in the first place? The thought crossed my mind at the time of purchase but I sent it away skuttling because I deemed it too tinfoil hatty. My main regret at the time as a Linux enthusiast was that Skype's Linux offering was sure to suffer, so I had that angle more on my mind than government aiding and abetting.