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Microsoft Given Regulatory Approval To Buy Skype

US anti-trust officials have approved the sale of Skype to the technology giant. The acquisition, which was announced in May, was the biggest ever made by Microsoft, with the deal valued at US$8.5bn. Skype has an average of 145m users each month.

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