Microsoft’s announcement Tuesday of its purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion stunned industry watchers, who had seen Facebook, Google and perhaps Cisco sniff around the VoIP giant in recent weeks. The impact of that deal, if it gets the thumbs-up from regulators, will reverberate through the online services industry. Even though it’s lost the chance to buy Skype for itself — presuming it was interested in the first place — Facebook is likely to be a major beneficiary of the purchase, given its long-time relationship with Microsoft.
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Microsoft's Skype Scoop: What's in It for Facebook?
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 11, 2011 12:05 PMMicrosoft’s announcement Tuesday of its purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion stunned industry watchers, who had seen Facebook, Google and perhaps Cisco sniff around the VoIP giant in recent weeks. The impact of that deal, if it gets the thumbs-up from regulators, will reverberate through the online services industry. Even though it’s lost the chance to buy Skype for itself — presuming it was interested in the first place — Facebook is likely to be a major beneficiary of the purchase, given its long-time relationship with Microsoft.