O'Shea also referenced Microsoft's pending acquisition of Skype, saying the rollout of the iPad video chat app could prove to quiet some critics of the Microsoft takeover.

"Recently, it seems Microsoft is getting blamed for anything up to and including the wind blowing the wrong direction at at Skype's HQ," he said. "But perhaps Skype's iPad offering will show that nothing is stopping the global VoIP (Voice over IP) juggernaut from helping to drive the next era in communications."

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