Tech.co.uk logo Tech.co.uk 2 weeks ago

Skype sale to go ahead as creators get stake

Anyone concerned that the rumbling battle over Skype between its builders, current owners and potential buyers would lead to the threatened service shutdown can rest easy now that the feud has been settled. Full Article at Tech.co.uk

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  1. Everything is settled and aligned
    Marc Andreessen – Marc Andreessen SOURCE: Gainesville Sun 2 weeks ago
  2. It puts you in a different mindset
    Marc Andreessen – Marc Andreessen SOURCE: Economic Times 2 weeks ago
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  1. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype Technologies, participates in a discussion at the Brookings Institution on September 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on improving broadband and mobile communications.
  2. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: In this photo illustration, the Skype internet phone program is seen September 1, 2009 in New York City. EBay announced it will sell most of its Skype online phone service to a group of investors for $1.9 billion, a deal that values Skype at $2.75 billion.
  3. FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo, Ed Ho, right, demonstrates the online telecommunications service Skype with friend Daren Tsui, on screen, at Ho's home in Palo Alto, Calif.
  4. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 19: General view of the eBay Holiday Store on November 19, 2009 in New York City.
  5. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 06: Visitors look at a still-standing section of the former Berlin Wall, behind which lies the so-called 'death strip,' where East German guards had the order to shoot on sight anyone attempting to flee across to West Berlin, as well as a newly-erected former guard tower at the...
  6. IRVINE, CA - OCTOBER 14: Republican gubernatorial nomination hopeful and former congressman Tom Campbell speaks at the Orange County Forum, a regular gathering of business and social leaders to present forums on timely topics, on October 14, 2009 in Irvine, California.
  7. FULLERTON, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman officially announces her candidacy for the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nomination on September 22, 2009 in Fullerton, California.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: In this photo illustration, the Skype internet phone program and eBay website are seen September 1, 2009 in New York City. EBay announced it will sell most of its Skype online phone service to a group of investors for $1.9 billion, a deal that values Skype at $2.75 billion.
  9. In this July 14, 2009 photo, April Englebert shows a handful of coupons, including manufacturers' coupons she'd gotten by e-mail and ones she'd bought on eBay and printed out, outside a grocery store in Portland, Ore.

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