maximumpc.com - 19 days ago
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It looks like you can expect Skype to continue functioning as normal. eBay has finally reached a settlement with several parties, including Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. The legal battle started when eBay agreed to sell a 65% stake in Skype to Silver Lake Partners on ...
Skype founders want it back
bit-tech.net 4/13/2009 — Rumour has it that the original founders of voice over IP service Skype are looking to buy the company back from eBay after selling it off in 2005.
eBay sells majority of Skype
bit-tech.net 9/2/2009 — In a move which admits its past mistakes, eBay has sold 65 percent of its ownership of Skype to a group of private investors - including Netscape founder Andreessen.
Report: eBay has deal to sell Skype
driverheaven.net 9/1/2009 — eBay is expected to announce Tuesday that it has reached a deal to sell its Internet telephone service, Skype, to a group of private investors, the New York Times reported late Monday.
The investment group will reportedly include Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital group launched in July ...
Skype: No Palm Pre App for Now
gigaom.com 6/10/2009 — skype_logo When Skype launched its mobile app on the iTunes App store in March, it quickly rose to the top of the charts , indicating that people had been thirsting for a mobile version of the Internet phone service. Meanwhile, INQ Mobile, a company ...
VC firm hits button on eBay's "Buy It Now" price for Skype
arstechnica.com 9/1/2009 —
Skype and eBay announced today that the two companies were (mostly) parting ways and that Skype had been sold to a group of venture capital investors. The deal will leave eBay with 35 percent of the VoIP company, ...
Skype handles more international calls than AT&T
arstechnica.com 3/24/2009 —
Skype might not be performing quite as well as parent company eBay would prefer a $2.6 billion acquisition to perform, but that hasn't dampened worldwide enthusiasm for the VoIP service. Skype is so popular, in fact, that new numbers out ...
Skype for iPhone to Be Released as Early as Next Week
gigaom.com 3/26/2009 — Exclusive Heads up : A few months ago, I asked Skype CEO Josh Silverman when was he going to launch the iPhone version of the P2P voice and IM service that has now been downloaded more than 405 million times. He smiled and said, “Stay tuned.” And so ...