SAN FRANCISCO: Imagine using your Xbox and switching from a game to a video chat with a faraway friend holding an iPad. Or going into your office e-mail to invite grandma to a virtual family reunion beamed on TV sets to relatives across the country.
Microsoft’s purchase of Skype is supposed to make using the Internet for video phone calls as common as logging on to Facebook or instant messaging is today.
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