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The biggest deal in Microsoft's history

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Microsoft Corp has agreed the acquisition of Internet telephone company Skype for $8.5 billion in cash from an investor group led by Silver Lake private investment fund, its biggest deal ever, Microsoft said in a statement on Tuesday.

Microsoft Corp has agreed the acquisition of Internet telephone company Skype for $8.5 billion in cash from an investor group led by Silver Lake private investment fund, its biggest deal ever, Microsoft said in a statement on Tuesday.

The deal is aimed at improving Microsoft's existing portfolio of real-time communications products and services, the company said.

Skype will support Microsoft's devices like Xbox and Kinect, Windows Phone and a wide array of Windows devices, while Microsoft will connect Skype users with Lync, Outlook, Xbox Live and other communities.

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