A Microsoft comprou o serviço Skype e o que o engloba, veremos o que o Bill disse,
Bill Gates backed Skype purchase
- Postado a 18 de Maio em Bit-techHarry Butler Escreveu:Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates has confirmed that he was a driving force behind Microsoft's decision to purchase Skype for $8.5 billion.
Despite having left his position as CEO Microsoft to concentrate on philanthropy via the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Gates remains as Chairman, and is still involved in making high-level decisions at the boardroom level.
Speaking to the BBC, Gates stated that he ', adding that the purchase, which many analysts feel cost Microsoft too much money, was a 'was a strong proponent at the board level for the deal being done,'Plenty of intrigue still surrounds the deal, with rumours that Google had been closing in on Skype before Microsoft came in to scoop up the IP-telephony service and its 600 million users.great, great deal for Skype. I think it's a great deal for Microsoft.'