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Today, it was announced officially that Betsson has acquired Betsafe. Also, conference organizers iGaming Business are teaming up with Global Gaming Expo, Microsoft is buying Skype, and more. Keep reading.
@Nathan 228209 wrote:
Microsoft is buying Skype
Wowsers! Smart move…
Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8.5B
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker’s 36-year history.
Buying Skype gives Microsoft access to a user base of about 170 million people who log in to Skype every month, using the Internet and Skype usernames as a complement to the traditional phone network and its phone numbers.
Microsoft said it will marry Skype’s functions to its Xbox game console, Outlook email program and Windows smartphones. All of these platforms already have other options for Internet calling, but the addition of Skype users would expand their reach, making them more useful.
