when did microsoft buy skype
REDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG â May 10, 2011 â Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: âMSFTâ) and Skype Global S.Ã  r.l today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake.