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   by toddy 15y ago

   Wondering why this wasn't the case from the beginning?
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   by toddy 15y ago

   If there is no group chat on FB then I think they are loosing by a point. People don't use Skype's because it is not free while for example iChat allows you to do video chat for free (for limited number of people). Now Google will allow it
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   by toddy 15y ago

   No. Skype lost ~$7M last year and has close to $700M in debt. This was the biggest objection on the price MS paid to acquire it. See http://mashable.com/2011/05/10/microsoft-acquires-skype/
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   by toddy 15y ago

   OK, the question I have here is about monetization. Who will get more money from this deal - Facebook or Microsoft/Skype and how? Skype has not been profitable for so many years (although they charge for phone calls and have ads), and I don
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   Zuck Confirms That Facebook Now Has 750 Million Active Users(techcrunch.com)

   1 points by toddy 15y ago|1 comments