It’s true: Microsoft is buying Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. The release just crossed the wire, confirming the reports that have been swirling since last night.In a sign of the significance of ...

The Skype division will continue to offer its current products to millions of users globally. Longer term, Skype will also be integrated across an array of Microsoft products to broaden Skype’s reach ...

Skype will be run as a new business division within Microsoft, with Skype CEO Tony Bates taking a new role as president of the Microsoft Skype Division, ...

The rumors were right. Microsoft announced on May 10 that it bought Skype, an Internet communications vendor, for $8.5 billion.

Skype is officially now part of Microsoft, as of October 13, with the closing of the $8.5 billion acquisition. Written by Mary Jo Foley, Senior Contributing Editor Oct. 13, 2011 at 11:36 p.m. PT ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it will acquire Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. The news comes just days after reports surfaced that Facebook and … ...

Skype debuted in 2003 and was an early disruptor in online communications, but Microsoft says it's time to close Skype and focus on its Teams video conferencing platform.

Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion, making it a division of Microsoft with its former CEO Tony Bates reporting to then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

Starting today, October 14th, Skype will become a division within Microsoft. All Skype employees will work for Microsoft and Skype CEO Tony Bates will become the president of the Skype Division of ...