Buying stuff that's also offshore. For instance, it's rumored that Microsoft's acquisition of Skype was much less expensive than it might have been because Micr

Buying stuff that's also offshore. For instance, it's rumored that Microsoft's acquisition of Skype was much less expensive than it might have been because Microsoft was able to purchase Skype with funds already overseas--if they had wanted to purchase a US company, they'd have had to move the funds back to America, with all of the tax consequences such a move implies.