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Still Use Windows XP? Microsoft Will Pay You $100 To Upgrade To 8
Still Use Windows XP? Microsoft Will Pay You $100 To Upgrade To 8
A lot of people fell in love with the Windows XP operating system, but it's now 13 years old and Microsoft will be ending support for the operating system in the coming weeks. If you have an XP 'relic' you might have just lucked out and earned $100 from Microsoft if you upgrade to Windows 8.
Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion
Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion
Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting. According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook. "Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the