If this happens, it’s a big deal! Microsoft Near Deal to Buy Skype for Nearly $8 Billion
Microsoft Corp. is close to a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies SA for between $7 billion and $8 billion—the most aggressive move yet by Microsoft to play in the increasingly-converged worlds of communication, information and entertainment.
Via Microsoft Near Deal to Buy Skype for Nearly $8 Billion – WSJ.com.