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Microsoft set to buy Skype for $7 billion in its largest acquisition, ever

article published on 9 May, 2011

Microsoft is on the verge of purchasing Internet phone company Skype for over $7 billion, in what would be the company's largest ever acquisition. Negotiations are in the final stages but the deal could still fall apart, say multiple sources speaking to WSJ. Skype has 663 million users globally and says 207 billion minutes of voice and video calls were made over the service in 2010. ... [ read the full article ]

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nonoitall
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_ 		10. May 2011 @ 05:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds good, but one of my chief complaints about Skype is halfhearted Linux support. Somehow, I don't think this acquisition will improve that particular deficiency. :-P
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xyqo
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_ 		10. May 2011 @ 09:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Better Microsoft than FB. I'm happier with Balmer n co than Zuck.
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ddp
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_ 		10. May 2011 @ 14:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
supposedly $8.5 billion according to this link. http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=28673365
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_ 		10. May 2011 @ 14:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ddp:
 supposedly $8.5 billion according to this link. http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=28673365
Yes, as reported here on AfterDawn...the news changed overnight: It's official: Microsoft to buy Skype for $8.5 billion
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kirdoe
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_ 		13. May 2011 @ 15:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
monopoly , we are ruled by Microsoft
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