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REDMOND, Wash. — It's been almost a year since since Microsoft completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Internet calling firm Skype, used by consumers and businesses globally to make cheap calls and calls over video. To some regular users, "skyping" has become a verb. Before landing at Microsoft, the company was founded in 2003, and eventually acquired by eBay.USA TODAY's Edward C. Baig recently talked withTony Bates, president of the Skype Division, aboutSkype's direction.Edited for space and clarity.

A: Very well. Skype has always been much

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