Skype is an internet phone company that provides online calls and video calls between Skype users over the internet for free, while charging both traditional land-line phones and mobiles. Last week Microsoft announced their plan to buy off Skype for 8.5 billion dollars. Skype has been planning a share flotation; however, it has become loss-making internet phone service, and struggled to make money. Skype has more than 650 million global users and has become Microsoft's largest single acquisition. Bill Gates was a strong proponent of this deal, despite controversy of it being a strategic move for Microsoft. Under the terms of the deal, Skype will now become a new division within Microsoft. Skype chief executive Tony Bates will continue to lead the business, reporting directly to Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer. When I read this article, I thought to myself: What will become of Skype after this move? By the move of Skype reporting to Microsoft, I wonder how the quality of service will change. What other goals and motives will Microsoft have with Skype, and what can we expect of this historical move for Microsoft? One thing is for sure, wherever it will be good or bad, it will affect us all. When we want to talk to family over seas, or just feel closer to a person who is not there, we use Skype. It has become a part of our daily lives, and now it lies within Microsoft to change it into its own idea of controlling the market.
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