Microsoft to Buy Skype
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Computer giant Microsoft says it will buy Internet calling company Skype for $8.5 billion dollars. Tens of millions of Skype users across the globe might be affected by the deal. The World’s Clark Boyd has a round-up of online news, analysis and reactions.
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