Microsoft Skype ?
 

so the deal has been sealed http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl....DTL&type=tech

kinda has a weird ring to the name. should be interesting what might come after this

I expect MS will add some features that are only available to windows users, which will annoy a lot of people and allow google to overtake skype

And be unstable, a resource hog and on-sell the details of their clients...

Actually it's going to be Microsoft Live Voice Chat or Voice Chat for Windows Live….whatever the name it's gonna suck nevertheless.

hmm~ personally i'd like to see better AV for WLM... seems they're gonna integrate it into stuff like outlook, WP, xbox, kinect....

hmm... kinect + video chat... hmmm... now there's a thought :evilgrin:

I can't see MS doing anything drastic to the name Skype... it's to ingrained in peoples minds. Could be interesting to see some integration with other MS programs, Windows Phone 7 (or whatever its called) or facebook though.

I doubt they will change much in the way of Skype either except a slight branding change: Skype Live! and integrate it into Windows Live apps.

There goes the Linux version down the toilet...http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/blush1.gif

Well as long as they don't incorporate it into Windows Live Essentials, taking 20 minutes plus to install Skype doesn't sound like fun.

I give it one year until Skype is unusable once again.