Aside from the monocots, the other members of the angiosperms used to be the traditionally described dicots or dicotyledons. In other words, the angiospermous plants were divided into two distinct classes: the monocotyledons or Monocotyledoneae, and the dicotyledons or Dicotyledoneae.
Best Answer: When you sign up for Skype, the VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone service, you get a username so people can 'phone' you from their computer instead of using a number. That username is your Handle. Obviously land line to Skype requires a number like regular phones. Source(s):
Buying Skype was also a defensive move, designed to fend off competition from Google and Cisco in the enterprise markets, and to give Microsoft a key player in the mobile Voice over IP market - a market that's still very much in its infancy, and one where Microsoft has been taking baby steps.