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Dutch Parliament Passes 'Net Neutrality' Rules
Techzone360
By Gary Kim , Contributing Editor Dutch mobile operators will not be able
to block customers from using Skype or other web-based Internet messaging
services, or charge an extra fee to use such applications, according to a
new law passed by the ...
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Is this the end for Microsoft's Skype?
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | June 23, 2011 7:23 AM EDT Internet search
giant Google has released a software, WebRTC (real time chat), which is an
open-source app and an answer to Skype's recent popularity. Google got a
hold on the software when the ...
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Why "Skype by Microsoft" is good news for mobile operators
Gerson Lehrman Group
The free-of-charge nature of Skype had created frictions with mobile
operators. Microsoft's acquisition comes in times when the software giant
is making unprecedented efforts to penetrate the mobile sector. This
reassures operators that Microsoft has ...
<http://www.glgroup.com/News/Why--Skype-by-Microsoft--is-good-news-for-mobile-operators-54251.html>
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Further Facebook Integration with Skype 5.5 Beta for Windows
Tech2
Skype has recently announced the new build of Skype 5.5 for Windows with
the primary feature being deeper Facebook integration. Skype says that with
Skype 5.5 they would continue bringing people together whenever they are
apart by introducing an easier ...
<http://tech2.in.com/news/web-services/further-facebook-integration-with-skype-55-beta-for-windows/226792>
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Your broadband provider may start pay-as-you-go pricing
Tbo.com
By RICHARD MULLINS | The Tampa Tribune Attention fans of streaming
limitless movies from Netflix, video chatting through Skype or listening to
Internet music from Pandora. Enjoy that unlimited world while you can. Home
Internet providers are ditching ...
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Skype's Owners Made $5B, 3 Times Money: Source
Fox Business
May 10, 2011 – Skype's owners, led by private equity firm Silver Lake,
will make more than three times their investment - a total capital gain of
more than $5 billion - on sale of the company to Microsoft Corp, a source
familiar with the deal said on ...
<http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/05/10/skypes-owners-made-5-billion-3-times-money-source/>
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Microsoft Touch Scares Away Skype Execs
Technorati
In the case of Microsoft's acquisition of Skype there has been more than
just a 'little'. First there was the case of Skype's outage just days after
Microsoft acquired the free web-based telephony service. Then, just last
month, Skype stopped working ...
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Skype layoffs prove even rich people can have a bad day
Blast
Skype, the video chat service that allows you to talk to anyone around the
world with a computer, a camera and a microphone, is closing in on a deal
with Microsoft and fired several executives to make a sweeter deal with the
company this past Monday. ...
<http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/technology/tech-news/computers/skype-layoffs-prove-even-rich-people-can-have-a-bad-day/>
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Skype inches closer towards Windows Live Messenger, adds Facebook integration
LiveSide
By damaster on June 22, 2011 7:33 AM Microsoft announced that it would
purchase Skype for $8.5 billion back in May 2011, and a few days ago the US
Federal Trade Commission just approved the deal. While the deal is still
pending antitrust approvals from ...
<http://www.liveside.net/2011/06/22/skype-inches-closer-towards-windows-live-messenger-adds-facebook-integration/>
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Microsoft, Others Asking US Government for a Tax Holiday
Windows IT Pro
Microsoft currently holds $29 billion in cash offshore in various banks
(and it will draw from these funds to purchase Luxembourg-based Skype for
$8.5 billion). Apple and Google, which are also petitioning the government
for the tax holiday, ...
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