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Prunepicker
05-10-2011, 09:34 AM
Microsoft Snaps Up Skype for $8.5 Billion

From Fox Business (http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/05/10/microsoft-nears-85-bln-skype-buy-web-shift/?test=latestnews)

Microsoft revealed plans to acquire Internet telephone company
Skype for $8.5 billion in cash, the largest deal in the technology
company's history.

The company plans on rolling Skype's communication technology into
many of its pre-existing platforms, such as its gaming system Xbox
and its Windows mobile phones, the company said in a release.

"The acquisition will increase the accessibility of real-time video and
voice communications, bringing benefits to both consumers and
enterprise users and generating significant new business and
revenue opportunities," the release said.

Lord Helmet
05-10-2011, 10:08 AM
Not sure how happy I am about this. Integration with XBox Live will be nice...hopefully they'll improve the client on windows and mac both. The newest mac version blows.

HewenttoJared
05-10-2011, 11:56 AM
At first Microsoft was all, "LOL FaceTime", then they were like, "dammit, people use this."