Microsoft to Launch "Skype Killer"

TheChillPill writes "Microsoft is due to announce the launch of a service to rival Skype following the acquision of VoIP provider Teleo. While a crude version of VoIP is already included in most Instant Messaging programs, Skype is currently the only provider to allow calls to landlines and cellphones. Microsoft intends to launch the service by the end of the year. "

Comments

Re:Yeah whatever...

[BackInIraq]

In the old days, an announcement like this would have been an instant death blow to the competing company.

Yeah, now it's only a death blow when Google does it. :)

Microphone?

[PhilHibbs]

I can't believe no-one's suggested this yet. Maybe because it's a really weak joke.

Re:Thinking like a geek

[bogado]

This is the world we live in. We talk about marketing being just FUD, but it's really not. People buy whatever people sell. I've seen funny stuff on infomercials that people obviously buy (a vacuum that sucks up your hair and cuts it with a blade inside the vacuum attachment- this was in the 'cut your hair at home' stage of the late 80's).

outch I instantly imagined a handfull of painful (or realy painful) way of misusing this gadget.. :P

It brings back memories

[re-Verse]

This brings me back to when Microsoft decided that search engines were cool and launched their search engine/Google killer.

I wonder what ever happened to that Google company after that.

Publicity-based phone calls...

[Anonymous Coward]

Pick-up phone: Windows Xp will set you free...

please dial number you want to reach after the tone...

I never though I would overcome my intimate problem but Zentaz made me happy...

sound of you dialing...

your cal will be forwarded in a moment please stay on the phone to maintain your calling priority...

Enlarge you Manhood!...

dring... dring... dring...

The person at the end of the line as pick-up the phone, what do you want to do now? press 1 to ask this person name, press 2 to identify yourself and state the reason of your call, press 3 to talk immediately to the people that answered... ...

Drink Pepsi ...

You are now in communication, thank you for using Microsoft, WindowsXP will set you free...

The sound of blue

[djcatnip]

I guess we'll finally find out what the color blue sounds like.

Re:Thinking like a geek

[Pxtl]

You think that will stop them?

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

Re:Wake me...

[aminorex]

> when it runs on Mac's and Linux boxes

For some strange reason, I first read that as
"when it runs on Marx and Lenin's boxes".

I just had to share.