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Skype Hits 521 Million Users And $185 Million In Quarterly Revenue
techcrunch.com - 10/22/2009
Skype Hits 521 Million Users And $185 Million In Quarterly Revenue
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Even though it is embroiled in a nasty legal battle with its founders over its future, Skype continues to rack up impressive numbers. In today’s third quarter earnings from eBay (which still owns Skype, but is preparing to unload it ), the company breaks out Skype’s performance ...
Skype Hits Record Number Of Users, Could This Be A Threat To Phone Service Providers?
blog.ziggytek.com - 10/22/2009
Skype Hits Record Number Of Users, Could This Be A Threat To Phone Service Providers?
— blog.ziggytek.com — Skype, the number one Internet voice caller has hit a whole new level of numbers. Although the... company is tied up in a legal battle with its founders, it still found a way to build up its number of users and its quarterly revenue. At the end of the third quarter of 2009, Ebay broke out ... (more) Skype Hits Record Number Of Users, Could This Be A ...

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Skype founders to launch Rdio while Joost UK goes into administration
telegraph.co.uk - 10/16/2009
Skype founders to launch Rdio while Joost UK goes into administration
— telegraph.co.uk — The founders of Skype Joost and Kazaa are to launch a new subscription digital music streaming service... called Rdio according to reports. (more) Skype founders to launch Rdio while Joost UK goes into ...

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ZiggyTek Blog — ... minutes which dragged in $185 million in revenue, from Skypeout alone. At this rapid pace, Skype will be able to beat out their revenue goal of $1 Billion annual revenue goal for 2011. In the 3rd quarter, Skype alongside Paypal held up Ebay’s overall revenue, to bring Ebay’s total to $688 million in revenues (up 15 percent from last quarter). Ebay is currently looking to sell Skype which may not be a smart move, considering that Skype held up most of this quarter’s revenue. (Via TechCrunch )

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