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<p>In this Jan. 11 file photo, the Skype logo is reflected in the eye of a reader using a handheld smartphone, in Berlin, Germany. Microsoft Corp. is nearing a deal to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype in what could be the biggest deal in the software maker's 36-year history, according to a published report Tuesday.</p>

<p>In this Jan. 11 file photo, the Skype logo is reflected in the eye of a reader using a handheld smartphone, in Berlin, Germany. Microsoft Corp. is nearing a deal to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype in what could be the biggest deal in the software maker's 36-year history, according to a published report Tuesday.</p>

May 11, 2011

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Let's make a deal
May 11, 2011 9 p.m.

Let's make a deal

Microsoft deal should vastly expand reach of Skype

SAN FRANCISCO - Imagine using your Xbox and switching from a game to a video chat with a faraway friend holding an iPad. Or going into your office email to invite Grandma to a virtual family reunion beamed on TV sets to relatives across the country.