eBay to sell Skype in a deal that values it at $2.75 billion
Sure, on paper that means that eBay is taking a loss, but honestly, it's still probably a good deal, because as far as anyone can tell, eBay never really figured out what to do with Skype anyway.
Once upon a time there was talking about integrating Skype's VoIP service into the auction site to make communication between buyers and sellers easier. But really, who wants to call a comic book collector halfway around the world to ask questions about that $2.75 first edition Spider-Man #1 comic?
While a number of companies, including Google and Skype's founders, were said to have been interested, it looks like the buyer is an investment group. The deal is expected to go through before the end of the year.
Update: You can read Skype CEO Josh Silverman's brief comments on the deal in the official Skype blog post.
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DasBub said 11:26AM on 9-01-2009
Selling Skype?
Shouldn't they be auctioning it?
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Butters said 11:28AM on 9-01-2009
I bid $1.
/crosses his fingers that no one else bids
Troy said 12:55PM on 9-01-2009
Maybe they set the Buy It Now price too low?
Crazy Serb said 2:54PM on 9-02-2009
Guess who got it....
Canada Pension Plan Investment Group and a few others:
http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/Daily-News/f920cdc6-9f50-4948-a7b9-4c7a1e8f3d41.html
Bwhahahaa!
WTF?!
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