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Microsoft's Skype deal could be a game-changer for mobile, say agencies
Skype
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Microsoft
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's development could herald changes in the mobile sector
Skype, the internet-based video phone, teleconferencing and messaging service, fetched more than four times the price tag analysts had expected.
While the price is high, so are the potential rewards, as Microsoft builds on its strategic alliance with
Nokia
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to develop a network of video-calling at the heart of its network....
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Microsoft aims to disrupt the mobile market with its shock purchase of Skype for $8. 5bn (£5. 2bn) last week, according to industry specialists.
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