Microsoft to buy Skype

The Takeaway

Buying Skype could be the biggest acquisition in the history of Microsoft. Rory Cellan-Jones, technology reporter for the BBC told The Takeaway: “It’s really throwing a lot of money and a lot of effort and a lot of focus at being A) cooler and B) more mobile.”

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