What's Behind Microsoft's Decision to Buy Skype?

Name: What's Behind Microsoft's Decision to Buy Skype?
Uploaded: 2011-05-10T22:45:00Z
Duration: P373S
Description: Microsoft announced Tuesday it was purchasing the Internet telephone service Skype in a deal valued at $8.5 billion. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with The Washington Post's Technology Reporter Cecilia Kang.

Clip: 05/10/2011 | 6m 13s

Microsoft announced Tuesday it was purchasing the Internet telephone service Skype in a deal valued at $8.5 billion. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with The Washington Post's Technology Reporter Cecilia Kang.

Aired: 05/10/11

Rating: NR

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