Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft is close to seal the deal with Skype and the official acknowledgement could come as early as today. According to their sources, the deal price is hovering in between $7-$8 billion and if the deal happens, this will be the biggest buyout for the Redmond giant in their 36-year old existence.
Microsoft is continuously marketing and improving its Bing search service and with the acquisition of one of world’s largest VoIP company, Microsoft will gain some foothold in the mobile space, currently ruled by Google and Apple.
[Via WSJ]
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