Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » skype http://newstalk870.am Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 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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