Cisco to appeal £5.3bn Microsoft-Skype deal

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The networking giant is taking its concerns to European court

Cisco has said it plans to appeal against the European Commission's approval of Microsoft's £5.3bn acquisition of Skype, due to concerns around video-calling interoperability. Microsoft announce...

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