Microsoft is close to the purchase of the online phone service Skype. It 'as reported by the Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with both companies, according to which the announcement of the transaction, the largest in the history of Redmond, it may arrive earlier. To get your hands on Skype, Microsoft would pay about $ 8 billion, plus another 500 million to assume the debts of the company.
The acquisition of Skype could give a decisive boost to the operations of Microsoft in Internet search engine centered around the Bing. The site has gained some market share than Google, but still carries more than 65% of searches performed in the U.S.. Another interesting aspect would obviously cover the mobile side, where Microsoft is investing heavily to develop the new operating system and the recent agreement with Nokia.
Currently, most of Microsoft's profits still comes from its software products, Windows and Office in the head. With its offer, Microsoft would burn the same competition from Google and Facebook: search engine is the social network had moved in recent weeks to get their hands on the phone service online.
Skype was created in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, already known to the people of the Internet for having created Kazaa, one of the first issue services for the exchange of mp3. His offer of free calls at attractive prices or using technology voice over ip "was soon widely among users, which to date have exceeded 800 million.
In 2005 the service was bought by eBay for $ 2.6 billion. Subsequently, the online auction house sold 70% of the company to a group of investors. 
The acquisition of Skype could give a decisive boost to the operations of Microsoft in Internet search engine centered around the Bing. The site has gained some market share than Google, but still carries more than 65% of searches performed in the U.S.. Another interesting aspect would obviously cover the mobile side, where Microsoft is investing heavily to develop the new operating system and the recent agreement with Nokia.
Currently, most of Microsoft's profits still comes from its software products, Windows and Office in the head. With its offer, Microsoft would burn the same competition from Google and Facebook: search engine is the social network had moved in recent weeks to get their hands on the phone service online.
Skype was created in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, already known to the people of the Internet for having created Kazaa, one of the first issue services for the exchange of mp3. His offer of free calls at attractive prices or using technology voice over ip "was soon widely among users, which to date have exceeded 800 million.
In 2005 the service was bought by eBay for $ 2.6 billion. Subsequently, the online auction house sold 70% of the company to a group of investors.
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