Comments on: Rumour: Google to Buy Skype? http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/rumour_google_to_buy_skype/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Twopeak http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/rumour_google_to_buy_skype/comment-page-1/#comment-38548 Twopeak Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:17:47 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/news/rumour_google_to_buy_skype.php#comment-38548 Haven't read the original article, but I doubt Google would enter the VOIP market directly. Their core business is advertising and I wonder how they would do that with a voice service. Google Talk fits their needs perfectly to embrace the whole web without having to spend much costs related to this by-product. Furthermore, Skype is a very closed protocol, in light of all Google products it would have to open up a lot. Haven’t read the original article, but I doubt Google would enter the VOIP market directly. Their core business is advertising and I wonder how they would do that with a voice service. Google Talk fits their needs perfectly to embrace the whole web without having to spend much costs related to this by-product.

Furthermore, Skype is a very closed protocol, in light of all Google products it would have to open up a lot.

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]]> By: turn_self_off http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/rumour_google_to_buy_skype/comment-page-1/#comment-38485 turn_self_off Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:45:05 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/news/rumour_google_to_buy_skype.php#comment-38485 iirc, skype have been a loss for ebay. so it may well be that they would sell it... iirc, skype have been a loss for ebay. so it may well be that they would sell it…

]]> By: Adam Dempsey http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/11/rumour_google_to_buy_skype/comment-page-1/#comment-38484 Adam Dempsey Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:33:56 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/news/rumour_google_to_buy_skype.php#comment-38484 But isn't the question more if eBay would sell Skype? I'm fairly sure Google would buy Skype if they had the chance, the infrastructure would make a good addition to Google Talk. But isn’t the question more if eBay would sell Skype? I’m fairly sure Google would buy Skype if they had the chance, the infrastructure would make a good addition to Google Talk.

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