2nd UPDATE: Microsoft Agrees To Buy Skype For $8.5B - WSJ.com

2nd UPDATE: Microsoft Agrees To Buy Skype For $8.5B - WSJ.com: "NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) agreed to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion in cash, a move the software giant hopes will enhance the communications capabilities of its wide-ranging products and allow it to better keep pace with technology rivals such as Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL)."