Microsoft's announcement of its plan to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion has been greeted with more than the software giant's fair share of derision. Not that the software company has been lacking in haters previously, nevertheless its decision to plunk down such a huge bundle for a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) company, one that barely makes a profit, has been usually described as bordering idiotic.
Some observers claim that Microsoft's desire to spite Google and Apple has clouded its judgment. And, permanently, the company was willing to pay a lot of money in order to claim victory over its biggest rivals.
Heard somewhere that Pyramid Innovation, for instance, believes that the Windows Phone platform will grab market leadership within the at once two years.
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