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The Wayne ([personal profile] thewayne) wrote2011-05-05 07:57 pm
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Facebook buying Skype?

I hope it doesn't happen, as do lots of Europeans because of FB's horrible track record on privacy, most of which would probably be against EU regulations. It's a pretty nebulous rumor, they could simply talk about integration so that FB users could easily produce voice/video chats. Google is also rumored to be interested in buying Skype.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/rumor-facebook-wants-to-buy-skype/1354

http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/05/05/122218/Facebook-Wants-To-Buy-Skype
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[identity profile] kylejcrb.livejournal.com 2011-05-06 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Well, if someone has to buy Skype, I'd much prefer it in the hands of Google over Facebook.

[identity profile] thewayne.livejournal.com 2011-05-06 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely agreed. Google isn't very evil, FB just doesn't care.
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[personal profile] silveradept 2011-05-06 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Oook. That's not good. I like Skype, but I avoid FB because it's a plague. Hopefully it's a rumor. Or, if I must deal with an evil empire, I'd rather it be Google.
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