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    News - Microsoft seals Skype deal for $8.5 billion

    Skype to roll out across an array of Microsoft products following Microsoft buy-out.
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    Re: News - Microsoft seals Skype deal for $8.5 billion

    "Microsoft has assured Skype users that their current service will not be affected" For now!

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    Re: News - Microsoft seals Skype deal for $8.5 billion

    Was it really worth THAT much?
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    Re: News - Microsoft seals Skype deal for $8.5 billion

    No wonder Tony Bates is smiling...all the way to the bank.

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    Re: News - Microsoft seals Skype deal for $8.5 billion

    Wow that's a lotta cash! But if we're heading towards voip as standard over 4G (however long that'll take...) imagine the revenue from patents MS now has a hold of ££££!

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    Re: News - Microsoft seals Skype deal for $8.5 billion

    $8.5 billion... just completely unfathomable... I hesitate every time I spend more than £20! :S

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