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Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype is likely to boost videoconferencing from workers' desktops, posing further risks to video technology providers like Polycom and Logitech.

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On Tuesday Microsoft announced details of a $8.5 billion acquisition of online communications company Skype.

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On Tuesday Microsoft announced details of a $8.5 billion acquisition of online communications company Skype, but the move, conjuring up past initiatives, are leaving analysts bracing for the worse.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Skype CEO Tony Bates jointly announced on Tuesday that the two companies have entered into a deal under which Microsoft will acquire Skype for $8.5 billion. Apart from creating value and emerging as a strategically important player in the voice and chat connectivity segment of the exploding web business, Skype also won real big time suitors like Microsoft, Google and Facebook. Perhaps the rivals' attempt to outbid each other and own Skype resulted in the Estoni...

Skype's owners, led by private equity firm Silver Lake, are set to earn more than three times their investment, for a total capital gain of more than $5 billion, on the sale of Skype to Microsoft Corp, a source familiar with the situation said.

Microsoft today agreed to buy Skype, the world's most popular Web-calling service, in a move to narrow Google's lead in Web advertising.

It's Tuesday and for Microsoft that means its massive installed base of Windows users are going to receive several security updates, fixing potential exploits and patching holes before they become problems.

Microsoft Corp plans to buy Internet phone service Skype for $8.5 billion in its biggest-ever acquisition, placing a rich bet on mobile and the Internet to try to best rivals such as Google Inc.

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Microsoft snubbed investment banks for its largest deal ever, saving an estimated $25 million to $30 million by not using an adviser on the $8.5 billion takeover of Internet phone service Skype.

Wall Street extended its rally for a third day on Tuesday as investors turned more conservative after last week's decline and embraced defensive shares.

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