Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5B in Cash

[nitroman84]

excellent news..!!

looking forward to future developments..

I'm just hoping they won't break it!

I can't recall Microsoft ever breaking anything :sarc: :sarc:

 

[mckillwashere]

excellent news..!!

looking forward to future developments..

I'm just hoping they won't break it!

I can't recall Microsoft ever breaking anything :sarc: :sarc:

AppleInsider | Microsoft's Danger Sidekick data loss casts dark on cloud computing

 

[nitroman84]

I'm just hoping they won't break it!

I can't recall Microsoft ever breaking anything :sarc: :sarc:

AppleInsider | Microsoft's Danger Sidekick data loss casts dark on cloud computing

Another fine example of why I will not accept cloud computing. I know where my backups are and can restore from them anytime I want.

 

[mckillwashere]

The data WAS safe until M$ bought it, didnt know the architecture, and destroyed it... (and they DIDNT have a backup or do a test deployment)

 

[Amorphous83]

Kinda sad. Like has already been said... I much prefer if companies like Microsoft and Apple keep their hands off of well... everything, except their own products/os's...

 

[Dave76]

Welcome to Seven Forums Amorphous83.

Agree, it's good to have other players in the mix.

This seems to happen everywhere, not just the computer industry, and usually not for the consumers benefit.

 

[SrKaiN]

I can't help but think that somehow, Microsoft may start charging for the service. I also feel that large companies of any industry shouldn't buy out other companies to cut down competition or otherwise. Just my two cents.

 

[severedsolo]

I can't help but think that somehow, Microsoft may start charging for the service.

Skype already charge for non Skype-Skype calls. I imagine what will happen is at some point the service will get merged with Live Messenger, who know's may even get the best of both worlds. Personally, I like Live Messenger, but the VOIP just doesn't work well, or even at all at times.

 

[SrKaiN]

I can't help but think that somehow, Microsoft may start charging for the service.

Skype already charge for non Skype-Skype calls. I imagine what will happen is at some point the service will get merged with Live Messenger, who know's may even get the best of both worlds. Personally, I like Live Messenger, but the VOIP just doesn't work well, or even at all at times.

True, but I'm talking about charging for the standard free service, but true, as a WLM fan myself, having the best of both integrated into each-other would be a great merge.

 

[geeve420]

It's a very bad news for me. Skype is an excellent program but I fear that Microsoft f*cks it up like they did with WLM 2011....

This! WLM just straight ticks me off and whatever they did to Windows Movie Maker! If they try to "improve it" I fear they will screw it up!

 

[BugMeister]

It's a very bad news for me. Skype is an excellent program but I fear that Microsoft f*cks it up like they did with WLM 2011....

This! WLM just straight ticks me off and whatever they did to Windows Movie Maker! If they try to "improve it" I fear they will screw it up!

I rather like WLM, it does what it should -
no probs with the hardware/software interface, and I like the way it allows you to send piccies and links, etc....
everything works as it should - and it's not littered with adverts, like some are..
- Skype's picture-quality is a little better, IMO..

I've done a few basic things with Movie Maker - I guess it covered my needs in that area..
if I wanted to be more creative with it, I'd probably get a bit frustrated..
- my daughter does a bit of editing/manipulating, etc..
- she uses Sony Vegas, and I must admit the results are rather good..

- I've not explored the subject of movie-making to any great degree, so it's a mystery really..
- I wasn't that upset with Movie Maker, though..

- have you run up against it's technical limitations..??

 

[geeve420]

It's a very bad news for me. Skype is an excellent program but I fear that Microsoft f*cks it up like they did with WLM 2011....

This! WLM just straight ticks me off and whatever they did to Windows Movie Maker! If they try to "improve it" I fear they will screw it up!

I rather like WLM, it does what it should -
no probs with the hardware/software interface, and I like the way it allows you to send piccies and links, etc....
everything works as it should - and it's not littered with adverts, like some are..
- Skype's picture-quality is a little better, IMO..

I've done a few basic things with Movie Maker - I guess it covered my needs in that area..
if I wanted to be more creative with it, I'd probably get a bit frustrated..
- my daughter does a bit of editing/manipulating, etc..
- she uses Sony Vegas, and I must admit the results are rather good..

- I've not explored the subject of movie-making to any great degree, so it's a mystery really..
- I wasn't that upset with Movie Maker, though..

- have you run up against it's technical limitations..??

With the old movie maker it was quite easy to see your time line, edit, add transitions and music. I could do title and crdit pages with ease. I did a music video of my band with it and was able to line the music up with the clips. With the new one I can't quite get the layout! It felt like they cut a bunch of options from it. I liked the timeline at the bottom and clips in it's own area. The last time I used the new one all I had were clips to work with and could not for the life of me figure out where the time line was. I am not saying that it wasn't the user being dumb, but I saw no time line, I couldn't cut my clips where I wanted to, or I couldn't figure out how to cut just a couple of seconds off of one clips beginning or end. It seemed to send me to the middle of the clip or some ramdom spot to cut. However with the orignal it was right in front of my face LOL!

Old:

New:

The old just made sense and was very user friendly. On the old one your clips sat in the open area in the pic. There was also a second view of the timeline at the bottom where you could add and adjust the audio and cut at very specific points.

 

[geeve420]

I agree totally new Maker is less good than old, but I don't think that it willdoing the same error.

Me too, but the track record isn't good