Microsoft Near Deal to Acquire Skype

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I guess for a while, it looked like Facebook was the frontrunner to acquire Skype, although that was overblown apparently.

Now they don't have to worry about that IPO.

http://kara.allthingsd.com/20110509/microsoft-will-announce-acquistion-of-skype-tomorrow-morning/

 

Have they found out a way to make money on it where eBay failed so spectacularly?

 

Microsoft stock dropped this morning. That was not pleasant.