Microsoft Closes $8.5 Billion Skype Acquisition Deal

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Sun, 10/16/2011 - 10:58pm

Welp, it's official. Microsoft and Skype are one. Well, Skype isn't alone in this world any longer, anyway. While this deal was announced months back, there has been plenty of work in the time being to ensure all the legalities were ironed out. Now, Microsoft has closed its acquisition of Skype, locking in an $8.5 billion payment that was...

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Microsoft Closes $8.5 Billion Skype Acquisition Deal

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