XL Country 100.7 KXLB Radio » skype http://xlcountry.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:13:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion http://xlcountry.com/microsoft-buys-skype-for-8-5-billion/ http://xlcountry.com/microsoft-buys-skype-for-8-5-billion/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 16:45:49 +0000 XL Country http://xlcountry.com/?p=10376 Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting.

According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook.

"Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world. Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world," Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said Tuesday in a statement.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/microsoft-buys-skype-for-8-5-billion/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images Skype: Is It Still Free To Call? http://xlcountry.com/skype-is-it-free-to-call-anymore-or-not/ http://xlcountry.com/skype-is-it-free-to-call-anymore-or-not/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:36:18 +0000 Tom Jordan http://xlcountry.com/?p=2582 Skype is STILL free to use.  So long as you call computer to computer.  We use skype to talk with our daughter Ashley who is still in California and Lori's Mom in Reno.  It's so cool with webcams!  We opened our Christmas gifts together while online chatting!  As close to being there as possible! 

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