Thursday, May 19, 2011

Skype will present on the Xbox, Kinect, and Windows Phone 7

Skype acquisition will make a new move for Microsoft products. Microsoft announced plans to bring the Skype on the Xbox and Kinect, Windows Phone 7 (WP7), and several other Windows devices. Microsoft will also integrate Skype to their community services such as: Lync, Outlook, and Messenger.



The brilliant idea is come from the Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates. Imagine hundreds of millions of Skype users market will be withdrawn in the Microsoft ecosystem and presented in it. For information, last year Skype have connected the 124 million users each month with 8.1 million of whom are paying customers.

Microsoft will prioritize all of its software and hardware with new features and the addition of Skype. Microsoft gave the note will continue to invest and support for the Skype client non-Microsoft platforms.

With the acquisition valued at $8.5 billion, the Skype business will become a new division in Microsoft. The CEO of Skype boss Tony Bates was appointed the new division with the position of President of Microsoft's Skype division, and will report directly to CEO Steve Ballmer.

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