Microsoft was the key story on the day really, acquiring Skype in the biggest deal in their history. Is this a good idea? Perhaps. Time will tell, but Skype has been owned by multiple parties, including the fellows from eBay, who this is a positive for. 8.5 billion Dollars for a free calling service, I suspect that this might have a lot to do with the Windows Phone. Skype is going to be the platform and you will use your data connection to call. Yip, it has everything to do with that, don't be confused for a second. But could it ever be a completely paid for thing? I wouldn't pay even a small rate to call via my computer. I wonder how it is going to work?