Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today promised that the company would continue to develop and support Skype on rival platforms.
"We will continue to invest in Skype on non-Microsoft client platforms," said Ballmer during a news conference announcing the company's plan to buy chat and Internet phone software maker Skype for $8.5 billion .
Skype currently offers versions of its software for Apple's Mac OS X and Linux on the desktop, and on Google's Android, Apple's iOS, RIM's BlackBerry and Nokia's Symbian mobile operating systems.
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"We will continue to invest in Skype on non-Microsoft client platforms," said Ballmer during a news conference announcing the company's plan to buy chat and Internet phone software maker Skype for $8.5 billion .
Skype currently offers versions of its software for Apple's Mac OS X and Linux on the desktop, and on Google's Android, Apple's iOS, RIM's BlackBerry and Nokia's Symbian mobile operating systems.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/227568/
