CISCO & GOOGLE Trying To Acquire Skype?

Kaustubh Katdare

Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk Oct 25, 2024
TC Reports: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/29/cisco-may-be-making-a-run-for-skype/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cisco May Be Making A Run For Skype • TechCrunch</a>

CISCO has made an offer to acquire SKYPE - the leading internet calling software maker from ESTONIA before the company completes its IPO filing process.

It's being speculated that the deal, if goes through, will be a very high, amounting to $5 billion or more. Google on the other hand has not made any offer because of antitrust concerns.

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  • Ashraf HZ

    Ashraf HZ

    @Ash Aug 30, 2010

    This could be one of the sliest vertical integration Cisco could make =P I can already imagine a proliferation of Cisco's VoIP hardware products running over Skype's interconnects.

    What I'd like to know is, will Cisco open up the proprietary Skype technology or let it remain closed?