Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » microsoft http://newstalk870.am Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Amazon and Microsoft Could See Huge Tax Hike in Inslee's Budget http://newstalk870.am/amazon-microsoft-could-see-25-tax-jump-if-inslee-budget-passes/ http://newstalk870.am/amazon-microsoft-could-see-25-tax-jump-if-inslee-budget-passes/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:39:15 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=130844 Amazon.com and Microsoft have sent in the "big guns" to try to head off part of Gov. Jay Inslee's proposed budget.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/amazon-microsoft-could-see-25-tax-jump-if-inslee-budget-passes/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Paul Allen Wants To Shoot You Into Outerspace http://newstalk870.am/paul-allen-wants-to-shoot-you-into-outerspace/ http://newstalk870.am/paul-allen-wants-to-shoot-you-into-outerspace/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:00:44 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=28357 Apparently not satisfied with dominating the world's computer markets, Paul Allen is looking...up.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/paul-allen-wants-to-shoot-you-into-outerspace/feed/ 0 (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images) Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion http://newstalk870.am/microsoft-buys-skype-for-8-5-billion/ http://newstalk870.am/microsoft-buys-skype-for-8-5-billion/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 21:21:30 +0000 The Brad http://newstalk870.am/?p=2275 Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting.

According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook.

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