Facebook, Google to buy Skype

Skype is on sale. Facebook and Google are in the race to buy VoIP service leader Skype. If not buyout then we can see a joint venture coming up. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been in discussions about potentially buying Skype. Google also has held talks about a potential joint venture with Skype.

The reason why everyone seems interested in Skype is advertisement. For the first time last month, Skype introduced video advertising on its client software. Which is a lucrative enough to ignore.

For Facebook, it also could be a great opportunity to add voice chat in its kitty of hosting and sharing video and apps and news content.

For Google, it would be great value addition to its online advertising vision. Though google already provides the voice and video chat.

Skype is valued nearly $3bn. Let’s see who will take the skype for walk.