Got a Facebook message this morning asking me to appear on the Pulse in 30 minutes to discuss Microsoft and Skype. Quickly put a shirt on and did the interview, appropriately, on Skype running on my Windows 7 PC.
You can see the video here if it doesn't appear above.
A couple of other views on the deal:
Om Malik brings up interesting possibilities with Kinect + Skype = Video Calling Magic and also gives a more traditional view Why Microsoft is Buying Skype for $8.5 Billion.
Galeal Zino says Skype may have to swallow Microsoft for this to succeed. He may be right.