Industrials Published May 10, 2011 12:43pm EDT | Updated February 8, 2017 12:05pm EST Microsoft's 10 Biggest Acquisitions Facebook Twitter Print Email FOXBusiness Image 1 of 11 Microsoft's $8.5 billion buy of internet communications company Skype is the biggest in the technology behemoth's history. Here’s a look at some of Microsoft's other high-profile acquisitions.