除非您上周在岩石下睡觉时，否则您可能听说微软正在购买大约85亿美元的Skype，获得Skype的1.7亿账户，并创造与微软消费者和企业通信和游戏产品链接Skype的机会。
对于企业而言，这一举措创造了不确定性和机会。Those adopting or evaluating Skype as part of their UC strategy will wonder if Microsoft will maintain Skype’s recent forays into the enterprise space including for centrally managed accounts, multi-party video chat, SIP trunking (Skype Connect) and integration with Citrix GoToMeeting for web conferencing, as well as partnerships with Avaya and Logitech to connect their voice and video products with Skype. The Avaya partnership looks especially dicey now that Skype and Avaya no longer share a common owner.
此举为部署Microsoft的Lync UC平台创造了新的机会。微软已宣布计划将Lync和Skype集成，并将Skype互连，潜在地扩展企业UC进入新的家居设备以及Microsoft Links Live和Skype。通过使用他们的游戏控制台直接联系客户支持代理并与Skype一起设想某人并不难以牢记某人。
此外，Skype有助于Microsoft扩大其移动功能;特别是对于Google Android和基于Apple IOS的设备。
底线：根据新所有者重估Skype计划;如果您是Lync客户或评估Lync，请注意微软在Microsoft和Skype平台之间提供互连的能力。