Update on Skype - positive traction

Reading the article here, it looks like my previous post is indeed the intended direction. Could it really be so?

Microsoft pledged to keep Skype in all the places it is currently available, including mobile devices that run of the software of two major rivals, Apple and Google. Skype users don't have to pay to install the software on Apple's iPhone, iPad computer tablet or devices running on Google's Android system.
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The partnership would also bring Skype to the Xbox video game console and has sold 50 million copies, making it the world's No. 2 video game system behind the Nintendo Wii.

Of course, it's all pending regulatory approval and such. One line at the end of the article really tells an interesting story. Regarding the approval, here is the quote. MF Global analyst Paul Gallant said regulators might even view the deal as good for consumers by helping Microsoft compete with Google. Now tell me something, does it strike you as a sign of the times that Microsoft growing is considered a boon for consumers as it helps balance (wait for it) GOOGLE? The empires are shifting. Good times.