Facebook, Skype Getting Really Friendly

cgriffin21 writes "Facebook and Skype are reportedly in talks over a deal that would integrate Skype calling capabilities into Facebook user accounts. Such an agreement would give both Skype and Facebook not only a leg up on rival VoIP and social networking services from the likes of Google, but also the combined force of two Internet-based services beloved by consumers. The talks, which were reported by All Things Digital on Wednesday, stem from Facebook's goal of merging IP communications and social networking communities more closely together. Facebook in recent weeks had also been rumored to be developing a mobile device of its own."

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Two services loved by dolts...

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh you said consumers. Carry on then.

Re:Two services loved by dolts...

[egamma]

Oh you said consumers. Carry on then.

And you don't consume? You don't eat food from the store, you grew your own laptop in your garden?

"Consumer" includes everyone on this planet, with the exception of people who get 100% of the clothes, food, and other stuff from nature.

Keep in mind, Einstein and Hawking are/were both consumers. Even Thoreau bought nails and a hammer to build his shack with.

Re:Facebook beloved?

[Abcd1234]

Well, given FB has been around for 6 years, now, and shows absolutely no signs of decline, I think it might be a little early to declare its demise, even if Netcraft confirms it...

Re:Facebook phone

[rtaylor]

Of course, you will still want to have high-priority and low-priority data. So your voice communications data will still be purchased in a different lump than your regular "whenever you get to it" data.

Re:yuck

[Joe Tie.]

I use linux on the desktop and android on my phone. The annoyances skype has provided between those two are so huge I don't know where to start.