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Skype cancels IPO to clear way for Microsoft sale
Sacramento Bee Skype, currently owned by investment funds and eBay, had filed its plans to go public last August. Microsoft Corp. hopes to complete the Skype purchase by year-end. It will be the most expensive acquisition in Microsoft's 36-year history. … Microsoft plays “Monopoly” with Skype as Boardwalk Could Microsoft-Skype Mean the End of Carriers? Mercury News interview: Tony Bates, Skype CEO |
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