Microsoft To Acquire Skype for $8.5 Billion

 

 

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Microsoft To Acquire Skype for $8.5 Billion

via OSNews by donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) on 5/10/11

So, the biggest acquisition in Microsoft's history. The Wall Street Journal reports - and it has been confirmed - that Microsoft and Skype will announce today that Redmond will buy Skype for $8.5 billion. That's a lot of money for a company that hasn't ever actually made any profits.

 

 

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