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Microsoft was too busy adding emoji and trying to compete with the rise of WhatsApp, FaceTime, Snapchat, and Facebook ...

By the late 2000s, it was everywhere—families, businesses, even TV interviews relied on Skype to bridge distances. Microsoft clearly saw the potential and snapped it up in 2011 for $8.5 billion ...

An old horse in Internet-based Video and Voice calling will soon become an 'Also Ran’. In a latest move, Microsoft, which acquired Skype in 2011 for a whopping $8.5 billion, has announced that it will ...

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The then-Microsoft boss made an uncharacteristically splashy bet on the market leader in online calls, paying $8.5 billion ... your finances The Windows maker is shuttering Skype to focus on ...

Skype’s shutdown comes 14 years after Microsoft bought the service for $8.5 billion in cash ... and its ill-fated mobile operating service Windows Phone. “Skype has been an integral part ...

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Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet calling service it bought almost 14 years ago for $8.5 billion ... It was the Windows maker's biggest acquisition at the time.

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