Microsoft, through its Skype acquisition, would also strengthen its ties to Facebook. The purchase, announced two months ago, would give Microsoft a bigger footprint in online communications for consumers and corporate customers. Microsoft is closing in on its acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion. The long-term partnership far outweighs users moving from Skype, or visa versa.”
Bates said: “We’ve always wanted to be as ubiquitous as possible.
But he added, “I think it’s going to have an adverse impact on Skype.” “Obviously this is a great feature for Facebook - it’s really simple and a lot of people will use it,” Mr. Last month, the Skype added a Facebook contacts tab and let Skype users send instant messages to their Facebook friends and comment on their friends’ status - all without leaving the Skype window.īut making Skype available on Facebook is risky and may, in the short term, undermine its business, said Greg Sterling, an analyst at Opus Research.įacebook’s users will most likely flock to the new video chatting service, he said, while avoiding visiting Skype’s branded service directly. Their cooperation started last year when Skype let its users connect with their Facebook friends from Skype and to get news feeds. Facebook’s alliance with Skype expands an existing partnership between the two companies. But people who use Skype to call a landline or a mobile phone must pay. Making calls from computer to computer through Skype is free. The service is free on Facebook, but Tony Bates, Skype’s chief executive, raised the possibility of eventually making paid calls available to Facebook users.
For now, however, users can access it at /videocalling.įor Skype, the partnership with Facebook provides a chance to have more visibility beyond its 170 million users. Video chatting will be available to all Facebook’s users in the coming weeks.
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