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Google and Facebook eyeing over Skype deal
By siliconindia
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Friday, 06 May 2011, 23:45 IST
Bangalore: There is speculation that Facebook and Google are thinking for an acquisition of Skype or a joint venture. Facebook,CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is in internal discussions about buying Skype. At the same time Google has also held early talks for a joint venture with Skype. As the discussions are still in early stage, there is no definite information about the deal.
However the Skype deal could be valued at $3 billion to $4 billion and Skype's Initial Public Offering (IPO) is expected to raise about $1 billion.
In October 2010, Skype 5.0 was released and the new version offered voice calling between Facebook friends, but it did not include a video chatting feature. But in 2011, Skype has added a group video calling feature that allows 10 people to videoconference together.
The tie up with Skype as a partner would expand Facebook's user base and it would help to grow in international markets.
