So Microsoft wants to be a communications company? Investing in Facebook was brilliant judo against google. But being against competitors isn't a viable long term business model. To succeed, Microsoft should divest into a series of smaller companies, and try grow again. Instead, I bet they buy Twitter. Much like Skype, It could be integrated with Outlook and the Xbox. Jeremy Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Rieff <trieff at greencaremankato.com> Sender: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 08:13:27 To: TCLUG<tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Reply-To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Subject: [tclug-list] Microsoft Buys Skype _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list