Microsoft Buys Skype: Marc Andreessen on the Sale

The computer giant just scooped up the Web phone service Skype in a bid to catch up to Google and Apple—and crowned Marc Andreessen, its main investor, the new king of tech.

Dan Lyons

Published May 10 2011 7:16AM EDT 

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