Overshadowed by the larger implications of Microsoft's agreement to buy Skype on Tuesday, the deal includes Qik -- the streaming mobile video company acquired by Skype for $121 million this year.
Without delving into details, Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that Qik is part of the larger acquisition, according to GeekWire.
"Hey, for $8.5 billion, you'd expect a little extra as
part of a deal, and it turns out that Microsoft's Skype acquisition will include a bonus," GeekWire writes in reference to Qik. Skype will operate as its own division inside Microsoft. In response to
press inquiries about Qik, a Microsoft rep pointed to Skype CEO Tony Bates' previous blog post talking about the technologies that Qik was bringing to the table in streaming mobile video.
"From a mobile perspective, the overall Microsoft and Skype deal is somewhat ironic," GeekWire notes. "Skype has apps for iPhone and Android but not for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 ... Qik has
apps for Android and iPhone, and Windows Mobile, Microsoft's older mobile operating system, but it doesn't offer a Windows Phone 7 app."
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