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I hope this doesn't mean my psp go (yeah, I know) will lose it's skype functionality if I have to update. I use that as my mic whenever I play ps3 online, it works really well.
Don't start charging for it and we will remain cool, Microsoft. I do agree with Jim, Skype gets to be a new bulletpoint on the box as to why Xbox Live Gold is so amazing (like ESPN3, Netflix, Facebook, Twitter...all services you can use free elsewhere).
Add perceived value, Add perceived value, Add perceived value, Add perceived value, HIKE PRICE Add perceived value, Add perceived value, Add perceived value, HIKE PRICE.
That's how it works isn't it?
That's how it works isn't it?
Hey guys! There's this awesome park down the street from me, it's huge! Lots of picnic areas, a pool, tennis court, tons of open field, and even this really cool forest. But you'll have to pay me $50 first or you can only watch from the street.
what do you mean I sound like a lunatic?
what do you mean I sound like a lunatic?
Why spend SO MUCH when you have a service that already offers a lot of the same functionality (Windows Live Messenger)? These guys really need to get a clear idea of what they want to offer as a company to their consumer market. Zune? Windows Phone 7? Not exactly blockbuster successes. The only thing they have really done that has made any splash at all is the locked-down mini pc that is the Xbox. Many have already said that they should really just focus on their enterprise business solutions which I agree with except maybe with the xbox--competition is good for gaming. :) Maybe MS needs to be broken into two very separate and distinct parts because this hybrid approach seems to be holding them back. Overall their huge investments have a really dicey history, so let's just see how much return they get on this one and what happens to their other services as a result.
The point is probably not adding functionality to their systems, as they could do it on the cheap, but removing it from others. As someone who have to use skype regularly in linux, this move seems annoying.
Same as everyone else thinking, as long as Microsoft doesn't charge a subscription fee for using Skype then no problem here. I can live with seeing 10,000 Kinect advertisements all over the front page as long as they're not trying to gauge money out of me.
Stigmeyer, that was my exact thoughts on this. Why the hell do MS need Skype when they already have a service with a similar featureset?
"Skype will support Microsoft devices like Xbox and Kinect, Windows Phone and a wide array of Windows devices, and Microsoft will connect Skype users with Lync, Outlook, Xbox Live and other communities."
This could be really fucking annoying if they link it in with tossy services, msn is a fucking horrible program and I'd hate to see Skype be more like it.
This could be really fucking annoying if they link it in with tossy services, msn is a fucking horrible program and I'd hate to see Skype be more like it.
I've never used skype, from what I understand, it works like malicious software. Maybe microsoft will remedy this.
Ventrilo fo laif!
Ventrilo fo laif!
Yeah, this DOES seem pretty pointless at first, but as mentioned already, I'm sure this is to restrict what platforms can and can't have the service at all. Playing defense is a good business strategy.
That being said, I don't like where this is going.
That being said, I don't like where this is going.
I know we would all rather not pay for XBL, regardless of what they're offering, but 60 bucks a year is not an unreasonable sum of money. I'm sure we all spend more than 60 a year on, oh, i dunno... on pancakes/waffles. Yeah, that'll work. I'm hungry
I hate having to pay a fee just to play online while other consoles get it for free. I dont even use any of the stuff that is included in the gold package because its free on the internet (apart from the likes of Netflix and such), so why not just make online free but have the choice of pay for all of the (pointless) features? That would make much more sence then just adding more pointless tat to it
/rant
/rant
Dammit, this is terrible if they stop supporting other OSs as a result. Too many people rely on Skype on OSX and Linux, as well as the iPhone and Android devices, on top of the PSP. If those programs are stinted as a result of this, many people including myself will be furious; there are companies that heavily rely on Skype for quick communication between workstations across buildings on all of the major platforms.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
I seriously hope Skype isn't turned into a Windows/xbox only thing. That would be terrible.
I seriously hope Skype isn't turned into a Windows/xbox only thing. That would be terrible.
Hahaha so basically the MSN Messenger is dead!?
No wonder! Google bought Gizmo5 (VOIP) on April 3rd and now MS buys Skype...
Seems like there is a little VOIP-war between them.
No wonder! Google bought Gizmo5 (VOIP) on April 3rd and now MS buys Skype...
Seems like there is a little VOIP-war between them.
I guess there trying to wipe out competition seeing as how they already have a similar service. It's the only reason I can think of for such a move.
@pooch77
I normally stay out of these thing but the retail price of xbl was raised ten bucks recently , a year of gold will cost you 60 bucks instead of 50 now , so sexual chocolate is correct. The price hike also came around the time they added features many considers unuseful and caused a bit of controversy.
But you can still get a year of gold from amazon for forty.
@pooch77
I normally stay out of these thing but the retail price of xbl was raised ten bucks recently , a year of gold will cost you 60 bucks instead of 50 now , so sexual chocolate is correct. The price hike also came around the time they added features many considers unuseful and caused a bit of controversy.
But you can still get a year of gold from amazon for forty.
Lol. Only a bunch of whiny under aged gamers could see this as a bad thing. Cry cry cry my poor psp cry cry cry. Lol!
You can also buy two years of XBL for $99. Same as the old price, just dubbed up.
I don't see MS taking the toy away. It'd piss too many people off. I do see them integrating it into their systems, though. WinMo7 needs legs to stand on against Droid and iOS, and Skype (hopefully for free) through XBL would be really cool, though. You can talk to any phone, computer or other device with Skype capabilities from your 360...kinda cool.
However, no matter the corporate cost, I'd better not see a damn price hike or "premium cost" above what I'm already paying.
I don't see MS taking the toy away. It'd piss too many people off. I do see them integrating it into their systems, though. WinMo7 needs legs to stand on against Droid and iOS, and Skype (hopefully for free) through XBL would be really cool, though. You can talk to any phone, computer or other device with Skype capabilities from your 360...kinda cool.
However, no matter the corporate cost, I'd better not see a damn price hike or "premium cost" above what I'm already paying.
Awaiting Skype becoming bogged down with bullshit 'features' and crashing computers any day now, then -just like MSN. Probably forced Windows Live connectivity too.
This all part of the NEW GAMING ORDER... the NGO... Microsofts big plan is to be the only way to play games within 5 years... they are the ones financing Anon to take down PSN
@PrivateIron:
Maybe not but that's all I'm hearing. Microsoft isn't stupid, they aren't going to shut out other platforms like PSP. The whole point of them buying Skype is so 360 gamers can video chat cross platform with PCs and mobile platforms like PSPs and iOS devices. They aren't going to charge for it because once again, that would defeat the entire purpose of acquiring Skype. Only good things can come from this and anyone who thinks otherwise is uneducated in the world of business.
Maybe not but that's all I'm hearing. Microsoft isn't stupid, they aren't going to shut out other platforms like PSP. The whole point of them buying Skype is so 360 gamers can video chat cross platform with PCs and mobile platforms like PSPs and iOS devices. They aren't going to charge for it because once again, that would defeat the entire purpose of acquiring Skype. Only good things can come from this and anyone who thinks otherwise is uneducated in the world of business.
I can see the aquisition of Skype being a good move for MS accross a range of devices.
This move will put Windows Phone 7 in competition with Apple's Facetime already in use on iOS devices.
The Xbox 360's video chat functionality via Kinect/Xbox Vision Cam will be that much better for it too. Especially if you can connect to any Skype enabled device.
I've never used Skype, but I can see this being a good move for all involved.
This move will put Windows Phone 7 in competition with Apple's Facetime already in use on iOS devices.
The Xbox 360's video chat functionality via Kinect/Xbox Vision Cam will be that much better for it too. Especially if you can connect to any Skype enabled device.
I've never used Skype, but I can see this being a good move for all involved.
Skype with Kinect = awesome.
...and MS would be idiots to eliminate support for other OSs; it will be ran as a separate entity with its own guys that are mainly already w/Skype. So all this drama is pointless. They purchased Skype to enhance their current offerings and to take away the opportunity for someone else to put a known brand name with their service (or future services).
...and MS would be idiots to eliminate support for other OSs; it will be ran as a separate entity with its own guys that are mainly already w/Skype. So all this drama is pointless. They purchased Skype to enhance their current offerings and to take away the opportunity for someone else to put a known brand name with their service (or future services).
This is no good at all man. I hate to be the one to call this but within the first 6 months of skype going live on xbox will result in news storys of scumbags exposing themselves to kids on a 52 inch flat screen
I just saw a (obviously dated) news report yesterday that said Google and Apple were fighting over skype? I guess Bill Gates swooped in after they published the story.
Wait, will Skype still be supported for devices like the PSP and anything else that can be seen as competition to Microsoft?
As a recently transplanted Xbox Live-having human being, I can't help but love this. However, if Microsoft starts charging for usage.. I could un-love that pretty quick.
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