Media News - Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Microsoft’s USD 8bn Skype deal shocks analysts
Microsoft is reported to have closed a USD 8.5bn deal for the
internet phone service Skype, in a deal that has shocked analysts who
think it would be a substantial overpayment for the company.
The acquisition, which is expected to be announced on Tuesday, would be
Microsoft's biggest, ahead the $6bn it paid for online advertising
company aQuantive in 2007, and would bring it 660 million users
worldwide while giving it a foothold in voice and video communications.
Analysts suggested the service could be integrated into existing
Microsoft products such as its Xbox 360 games console and Kinect gaming
systems, or even into its flagship Office product to let users
collaborate more effectively. Speculation has been rife in Silicon Valley for months about Skype's
future. Rumours last week suggested Facebook, Google or Cisco Systems
were interested in acquiring it to fold into their own services.
Skype has debt of USD 686m, which Microsoft would assume in the purchase.
(The Guardian)
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