{"id":1031,"date":"2011-05-10T22:08:56","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T21:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tsls.co.uk\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2011-05-10T22:08:56","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T21:08:56","slug":"1031","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsls.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/05\/10\/1031\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft acquire Skype for $8.5bn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday it has agreed an $8.5bn (\u00a35bn) cash deal to buy internet telephony service Skype, the biggest deal in its 36-year history.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition will see Skype established as a separate business division inside Microsoft, dubbed Microsoft Skype, alongside XBox Live, Kinect and Windows Phone.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Bates, the Skype chief executive, will become president of Microsoft Skype and report directly to the technology giant&#8217;s chief executive, Steve Ballmer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studiosevent.com\/newscenter\/?id=sfoannounce&#038;color=FF5500&#038;width=400&#038;height=224&#038;social=false\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>more information here: http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/Presspass\/press\/2011\/may11\/05-10CorpNewsPR.mspx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday it has agreed an $8.5bn (\u00a35bn) cash deal to buy internet telephony service Skype, the biggest deal in its 36-year history. 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