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News Microsoft's acquisition of  Skype  by eventually proven true. Brilliant idea for the IT giant owned by Bill Gates. Imagine hundreds of millions of Skype users market will be withdrawn in the Microsoft ecosystem and presented in it.

For information, last year have connected the 124 million Skype users each month. But 8.1 million of whom are paying customers.

As quoted from GigaOM, Wednesday (05/11/2011), Microsoft will prioritize all of its software and hardware with new features and the addition of Skype. Simultaneously, the Redmond-based company also announced the good news.

Microsoft announced plans to bring the Skype on the Xbox and Kinect, Windows Phone 7 (WP7), and several other Windows devices. Not only that Microsoft was going to integrate their community services such as: Lync, Outlook, and Messenger.

So if Skype would have 'monopolized' Microsoft? Apparently not. Microsoft gave the note will continue to invest and support for the Skype client non-Microsoft platforms.

With the acquisition valued at USD 8.5 billion (around Rp 72 trillion), the Skype business will become a new division in Microsoft. The CEO of Skype boss Tony Bates was appointed the new division with the position of President of Microsoft's Skype division, and will report directly to CEO Steve Ballmer.

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Microsoft was suddenly  stabbed  into the front row  in the  hunt for  Skype. IT company owned by Bill Gates is reportedly a matter of time to finalize an agreement  to acquire  Skype  with transaction  value of  more than $ 7 billion.

Of course this is a shocking news. The reason for this issue of the takeover of Skype is always enlivened by the intervention of Facebook and Google.

Quoted by Reuters on Tuesday (05/10/2011), The Wall Street Journal believes that this is an issue that can be trusted. Because leaked by sources close to those concerned. Microsoft's announcement of Skype annexation itself was mentioned live counting the days.

If it is true, of course, this would be big news in the realm of the IT industry and the Internet. Especially for Microsoft, because this will be the largest corporate acquisitions in the 36-year history of the giant software maker.

Unfortunately, both Microsoft and Skype not comment.

Skype itself is a video call service provider site that was founded in 2003. In 2005, eBay Inc. bought with funds of USD 3.1 billion.

Only in 2009, eBay sells most of its stake in Skype to the investor group consisting of Silver Lake, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz with a sales value of USD 1.9 billion in cash.

For business users, last year have connected the 124 million Skype users each month. But 8.1 million of whom are paying customers.

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