Microsoft buying Skype for $8.5 Billion

[SSLMatrix]

Microsoft has agreed to buy Internet phone service provider Skype for $8.5 billion in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.

Skype -- currently owned by a group led by private equity firm Silver Lake -- will become a new business unit within Microsoft, which will be run by Tony Bates, the company's current chief executive.

Microsoft said it plans to incorporate Skype's real-time video and voice communications into its existing product lines, including Office, Windows Phone and the Xbox gaming system.

[aditd]

Yes after some long talk ... they finally managed to sign the contract for the acquisition. Let's see the integration now.

[MM-TrueVZ]

This could go really well, or terribly wrong...

[Sabrina Gage]

Yeah, big news. Hope this can promote Internet development...

[thesslstore]

Big news today in the tech sector.
Microsoft announced an $8.5 billion acquisition of the Internet telephone service Skype Technologies SA from eBay and a group of private equity investors including Silicon Valley heavyweights Silver Lake Partners. The deal is Microsoft's largest cash purchase in its 36-year long history.

[Heart]

Great new for everyone,this can promote Internet development...thanks for this.

[shoponics]

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[sanjay1]

Hi friend ..its good news, Thanks for sharing such good information.