Microsoft: buys Skype

After negotiating with Google and Facebook, Skype sold to Microsoft for a fee of between 7 to $ 8 billion

Microsoft buys Skype. A few days after learning that the Web giants Google and Facebook are conducting negotiations on the purchase of internet telephony service, the buyer turns out to be rather the software giant - you pay for an amount of between 7 to $ 8 billion. This is the biggest acquisition in its history carried out by Microsoft. The company will apparently official notice tomorrow. It is estimated that Skype will be integrated suite of Microsoft Windows Live (includes a series of online software, including Messenger). Possible that way will be found to integrate the software packages sold service organizations and use it as a form of communication coordinator. Another option is a combination mobile software operating system Windows Phone 7. Newspapers technology refers to the deal with mixed feelings, and indicates that Skype is missing out on joining the service Web activity also loses - it's Microsoft. But it seems that Microsoft sees the importance of a strong online purchase known brand, and gain access to hundreds of millions of its registered users (about -663 million). Social network Facebook, considering herself to buy Skype, would benefit from the transaction due to its ties with Microsoft (which is one of investing in it) and the fact that the service does not fall into the hands of Google, is now seen as a competitor Facebook. You can expect that the Facebook Skype Itgbs any cooperation.