[EAT CROW-UC] THE GODS THEY BE CRAZY. MS$ TO ACQUIRE SKYPE FOR $8bn

"...this is really smart UCC play for microsoft. Remember SKYPE + LYNC + CLOUD+ NOKIA+WIN MOBILE 7 = Instant ecosystem and instant million+ user base! Now the hard part begins...execution..." - K. Preddie

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According to the Wall Street Journal and AllThingsD, Microsoft will announce its acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion later this morning morning at 8 am ET.

This will be the biggest acquisition Microsoft has ever made.

It's also one of the craziest -- Microsoft already has products that offer the same functionality, and apart from Skype's brand and some slightly different peer-to-peer technology, Microsoft would be getting almost nothing new out of the deal.

Well, it would be acquiring some customers -- at about $1,000 a pop.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/microsofts-15-biggest-acquisitions-so-far-2011-5#ixzz1LvgT0Gu0

TUTORIAL ON LYNC 2010 Part 1 - Design a Site and Create a Topology

Courtesy NEXTHOP

This video helps get you started using the Lync Server Planning Tool to design sites and create your topology.

Check it out. Lync Server Planning Tool: Part 1 - Design a Site and Create a Topology.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2011/05/04/lync-server-planning-tool-part-1-design-a-site-and-create-a-topology.aspx