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obsessable.com - 18 days ago
Skype founders keep 14% of company, LinkedIn gets a redesign, Boxee beta to be available December 7
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Skype's founders and eBay have come to an agreement on the terms of the sale of Skype to private investors . The founders will retain 14% of the company, not 10% as originally stated. Soon Skype will no longer be the property of eBay; that was a short-lived and fruitless arrangement if we've ...
Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
techcrunch.com - 15 days ago
Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
— techcrunch.com — Last month Skype was in talks to acquire VoIP startup Gizmo5 . It was a perfect backup plan in case all that IP litigation didn’t work out. – Gizmo5’s SIP infrastructure could theoretically replace Skype’s proprietary P2P ... (more) Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5

Comments vote down The Next Web found this 15 days agofound this
Confirmed: Skype Founders Settle With eBay And Others, Get 14% Stake In Skype, Not 10%
techcrunch.com - 18 days ago
Confirmed: Skype Founders Settle With eBay And Others, Get 14% Stake In Skype, Not 10%
— techcrunch.com — eBay has just announced that it has reached a settlement with the founders of Skype , clearing the way for the sale of the Internet communication company to a consortium formed by private equity firm Silver Lake Partners , Andreessen Horowitz and ... (more) Confirmed: Skype Founders Settle With eBay And Others, ...

Comments vote down Technologizer found this 18 days agofound this
I Love the Smell of Settlement in the Morning: Skype Founders Set to Get 10 Percent, Option to Buy Three Percent More and Two Board Seats
kara.allthingsd.com - 19 days ago
I Love the Smell of Settlement in the Morning: Skype Founders Set to Get 10 Percent, Option to ...
— kara.allthingsd.com — According to several sources close to the situation, a deal to settle the Skype imbroglio is likely to be announced around the time the markets open tomorrow. While the massive agreement is not yet officially signed–which will settle ... (more) I Love the Smell of Settlement in the Morning: Skype ...

Comments vote down Inc.com found this 19 days agofound this
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