Comments on: SkypeBay done for $4.1 Billion.

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Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:15:58 +0000

[...] have clear revenue models — and many of them have gone south after selling. Just look at Skype, bought by eBay for $4.1 billion, before the deal was written down, mired in legalities and then ended in the company being sold [...]

By: Skype, Founders Settlement in the Works?

Skype, Founders Settlement in the Works? — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:46:14 +0000

[...] September 11, 2005: eBay buys Skype for $4.1 billion. [...]

By: NEG Meg The Series 2005 « NegMeg

NEG Meg The Series 2005 « NegMeg — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:18:41 +0000

[...] SkypeBay done for $4.1 Billion Om Malik, September 11 2005 [...]

By: Mi otro blog… » Blog Archive » eBay vende el 65% de Skype

Mi otro blog… » Blog Archive » eBay vende el 65% de Skype — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:51:10 +0000

[...] esta venta puede verse como una operación desastrosa para eBay, ya que compró Skype en 2005 por $4.1B ($1.3B en efectivo, $1.3B en acciones de eBay y $1.5B si se lograb…, lo cierto es que, tal y como se apunta en Techcrunch, que la operación no ha sido tan mala como [...]

By: Skype Sale Nears: Why eBay Shareholders Should Be Mad

Skype Sale Nears: Why eBay Shareholders Should Be Mad — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:21:20 +0000

[...] EBay bought Skype in 2005 for $3.1 billion but a series of management blunders turned a fast growing startup into a cesspool of mediocrity and bureaucratic infighting. It was as if someone opened the fuel tank on a rocket heading to the moon. It was only last year when Josh Silverman was appointed chief executive, sanity returned to Skype. With the calling service on track to bring in $600 million in revenues in 2009 (though not sure how much profit it makes for eBay) the company is a likely candidate for a public offering when the IPO window opens, perhaps in 2010. [...]

By: eBay CEO: $2B Valuation for Skype Is “Low”

eBay CEO: $2B Valuation for Skype Is “Low” — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:31:58 +0000

[...] course, eBay spent $2.6 billion on Skype, so one can’t expect Donahoe to publicly admit that they got suckered and [...]

By: Will JoltID Turn EBay’ Dream of Skype IPO Into a Nightmare?

Will JoltID Turn EBay’ Dream of Skype IPO Into a Nightmare? — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:46:04 +0000

[...] an IPO, sometime in 2010. Making the announcement and admitting to Meg Whitman’s $3.1 billion blunder, Donahue said: “But it’s clear that Skype has limited synergies with eBay and PayPal. [...]

By: eBay buys Skype | Locuras del web

eBay buys Skype | Locuras del web — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:25:26 +0000

[...] Om Malik says: I don’t think, Skype will be the white knight for eBay — which has been facing [...]

By: Why is eBay buying Skype? @ The markets, One Byte at a Time

Why is eBay buying Skype? @ The markets, One Byte at a Time — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:11:50 +0000

[...] trying to figure out the strategy behind eBay’s purchase of Skype for $4.1 billion, but then again… with Google and Microsoft’s recent VoIP acquisitions, the news is not [...]

By: NEG Meg The Series « NegMeg

NEG Meg The Series « NegMeg — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:48:55 +0000

[...] SkypeBay done for $4.1 Billion Om Malik, September 11 2005 [...]