This is the big news recently. Microsoft took over Skype. We all know how much of a treat Skype was to Microsoft. With an undeniably better video call service, many users shifted from MSN to Skype for video call. However, Skype also provided instant messages service. So, people could have a better video call and chat at the same time, Skype became the alternative for msn. Throughout time, Skype has gain popularity among the business world also and has diversified into offering computer to phone call internationally. It was a matter of time that Microsoft would sense such threat as a going concern for their MSN messenger. Yet, MSN messenger cannot be so easily replaced by any other messenger programme like Yahoo or Google. We cannot speak of chat without thinking of MSN but what the higher ups of Microsoft probably found in taking Skype was the business opportunity that it could offers. It is a bit regretful that Skype could not resist the take over from Microsoft. There was a time when Microsoft wanted to take over Google but soon after, it was Google that it sufficiently powerful to take over Microsoft. Nonetheless, it is best that Google and Microsoft are two separate entities for the sake of users of their services and goods. Increase competition would put the customer in the best place while concentration of power might lead to deterioration of service and aggressive pricing policy.
What do you think?
