Microsoft's's planned acquisition of Xamarin could cost them as much as $400 million



From Windows Central:

If the numbers are accurate, buying Xamarin would still be cheaper for Microsoft compared to earlier acquisition deals, such as its purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion and more recently the purchase of Mojang, and its Minecraft game franchise, for $2.5 billion.

  Microsoft may pay around $400 million to acquire Xamarin