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Microsoft to Launch "Skype Killer"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the next-generation-battleground dept.

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. "

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  1. Define "launch", "killer". by spiderworm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Launch Op: "Target set, prelaunch check complete. Waiting for your command."

    Bill: (nervous) "A-and you're sure this can't get traced back to me?"

    Launch Op: "Sir a nuclear blast tends to take out all evidence in the area."

    Steve: "Just do it, Bill. We've been through this a thousand times already."

    Bill: "Ok, ok. It just feels like there's something we're missing..."

    Steve: "Operator, commence countdown."

    Launch Op: "Countdown commencing. Ten... Nine... Eight..."

    Bill: "We've checked weather conditions, have the Skype HQ coordinates programmed in..."

    Launch Op: "Seven... Six... Five..."

    Bill: "...materials purchased from untracable sources, planted evidence on Zimbabwe..."

    Launch Op: "Four... Three... Two...

    Bill: "What am I missing?! What is it!"

    Launch Op: "One... Zero... Launchi... what the? What is this blue screen?"

    Bill: "OH SH**! OH SH**! STEVE WHAT OS DID YOU PUT ON THOSE???"

    Steve: "Windows 2003 Server. What, did you want me to use Lin.."

    Little Suzy watched the beautiful orange glow from her apartment window in Tacoma. She didn't know where it had come from, but she felt that somehow, everything was right with the world.