Microsoft, Not Facebook, Might Actually Buy Skype [REPORT]

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Four days ago, we heard that Facebook was reportedly offering between $3 and $4 billion to acquire Skype or (perhaps more plausible for a startup with $2 billion in annual revenue) that Facebook might simply construct some sort of joint venture with Skype.

Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting Microsoft is paying in the neighborhood of $7 billion to buy Skype. The Journal's unnamed sources "close to the matter" indicated that talks were ongoing as of Monday evening but that an announcement could be made as soon as Tuesday.