Cisco to buy Skype?

rpm · Aug 30, 2010

Cisco looks to acquire Skype

US networking giant Cisco has made an offer to acquire Internet communications firm Skype, technology blog TechCrunch said Monday

cajeptha · Aug 31, 2010

I guess that will be the end of skype as we know it

ToAsTeD · Sep 1, 2010

Yup, I hope skype deny the offer.

DjStyles · Sep 1, 2010

i thought Google already owned (or part thereof) Skype?

ponder · Sep 1, 2010

cajeptha said:
I guess that will be the end of skype as we know it

ToAsTeD said:
Yup, I hope skype deny the offer.

Why?

I hope the deal goes through and Cisco opens the protocol up to others. Currently Skype pretty much talks to itself and nothing else which is not great for interoperability.

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