The truth is, Skype actually can work with Cisco's TelePresence systems if companies buy a service from Microsoft called Skype Connect or a third-party connection service like Blue Jeans Network or Kontiki. Cisco fears that Skype combined with Microsoft's enterprise videoconferencing product, Lync, will hurt Cisco's Telepresence business. That's not a big concern for Microsoft, but it is for Cisco. Microsoft's Skype doesn't support the same video and audio standards used in Cisco's products. It wants the court to force Microsoft to make Skype's PC-based teleconferencing tech work better with Cisco's expensive, room-based teleconferencing tech. What Cisco really wants is for after-the-fact requirements to be slapped on Microsoft. The last time that happened was in 2002 with Sony Music and BMG, a more obvious threat than Microsoft and Skype.
It's rare for the court to overturn the EC's decision. This stems from an initial complaint Cisco filed in February 2012. It will argue in court on Wednesday why the European Commission's approval should be overturned, reports Reuters' Foo Yun Chee. Microsoft closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype in October 2011 and, believe it or not, Cisco is still trying to fight that deal.
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