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Skype founders vs Skype: 'You've violated our patents'
News Also listed as defendants are Skype's current owner eBay, as well as investors in a consortium that earlier this month signed a deal with eBay to acquire a 65 per cent stake in Skype, with... [17 Sep 2009]
eBay sells most of Skype in $2bn deal
News Ecommerce giant eBay announced on Tuesday that it's selling its Skype unit to an investor group that includes entrepreneur Marc Andreessen's new venture. Under the deal, eBay will receive approximately... [01 Sep 2009]
eBay set to hang up on Skype?
News eBay is expected to announce today that it has reached a deal to sell its internet telephone service, Skype, to a group of private investors, the New York Times reported on Monday. A price was not revealed but previous... [01 Sep 2009]
Skype fighting to dodge shutdown with new tech
News Skype's owner, eBay, revealed the software-development initiative in a filing on Tuesday last week with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but warned that it may not be successful.eBay... [03 Aug 2009]
eBay to spin off Skype
News eBay announced on Tuesday plans to spin off its internet phone and video-conferencing service, Skype, with an IPO in the first half of next year. The decision comes four years after online auction giant... [15 Apr 2009]
Skype calls on ex-Motorola exec
News The company was acquired by eBay in 2005 for $2.6bn. And even though it is by far the most successful VoIP services company in terms of users with 309 million registered users worldwide, it hasn't been a... [02 Jul 2008]
Tech Visions: New media is IT's next frontier
Comment Media within the enterprise has come of age after a series of landmark multi-billion dollar acquisitions including Google buying YouTube for $1.65bn, eBay acquiring Skype for $2.6bn and News Corp's $580m... [29 Nov 2007]
The Round-Up: 05.10.07
Round-Up eBay has admitted it may have over-valued Skype just a teeny bit after it bought the company two years ago. The auction website raised a few eyebrows when it announced it was buying the VoIP company for a whopping... [05 Oct 2007]
eBay takes $900m hit for Skype buy
News Don't call it a bust just yet but it's fair to say eBay executives aren't thrilled with what they're getting out of Skype, which the auction king bought for $2.6bn two years ago.eBay has... [02 Oct 2007]
Skype to get bloggers talking?
News Skype was the hot internet company last year when it was purchased by online auction pioneer eBay in a deal valued at $2.6bn at the time. Now that it is part of publicly traded eBay,... [08 Nov 2006]
Mobile Skype grinds to a halt
News A version of Skype is available for some mobile devices using Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system but uptake of the service has been slow.eBay acquired Skype last year for $2.6bn and in April... [29 Sep 2006]
VCs: Look at UK tech scene for 'the next Skype'
News I really like Skype because they represent the fact it can happen, and I really like them because eBay paid $2.6bn for them. Investors who are looking to put money into innovative tech start-ups should... [21 Feb 2006]
Microsoft and Skype polarised over software patents
News Among those was fellow panellist Niklas Zennström, CEO of voice over IP (VoIP) darling Skype, bought in September by eBay for a sum upwards of $2.6bn. The ongoing row over software patents - as well as... [29 Nov 2005]
New Skype for Windows launched
News Skype, which eBay said it plans to acquire for $2.6bn, faces formidable competition from Yahoo! Skype has formally released the latest version of its voice over Internet Protocol service, which includes... [29 Sep 2005]
Leader: eBay - don't squash Skype
Leader Of all the potential buyers for Skype that have circulated in recent weeks - including Google and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp - eBay was the one that left the most observers scratching their heads. Though... [12 Sep 2005]
