Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and STEVE LOHR MAY 10, 2011, 8:19 AM Microsoft on Tuesday announced they would buy Skype Global for $8.5 billion in cash - the largest acquisition ever for the technology giant.
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Microsoft to Acquire Skype Software Giant to Pay $8.5 Billion in Cash for Company By ANUPREETA DAS And NICK WINGFIELD MAY 10, 2011, 8:46 A.M. ET
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