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No Idea What To Do With It? Perhaps You Shouldn’t Buy It
Mashable! —
... Rumor has it that eBay is looking to sell Skype. The rumor is based on the fact that eBay’s chief exec John Donahoe basically said they’re not sure how to fit Skype with their other services. ...
eBay comes around, begins to realize Skype needs to go
Boy Genius Report —
Not long ago, a story ran around the blogosphere pitching the idea that Apple should take the piles of cash it’s sitting on and use it to revolutionize the banking industry. Sure, “iBank” is an interesting concept but there’s one major rub: Apple knows nothing about banking. Apple is a computer company, a digital service company, a hardware manufacturer, a software company and many other things, but it is by no means a bank. The time, new hires, training and investment it would take to prep Cupertino for a banking entrance negates much of ...
eBay: Take My Skype … Please
Digital Daily —
... So, while eBay’s leadership isn’t saying anything about a Skype divestiture, it has clearly opened the door to one. Said MorningStar analyst Larry Witt, “If someone’s willing to pay the right price, I don’t think [eBay] would have a problem selling it.” ...
eBay CEO Signals That Skype May Be For Sale
The Mac Observer —
... a distraction currently. And at such time when we have further announcements on that, we'll let you know." Mr. Donahue did not come right out and put a price tag on Skype, but his comments have been interpreted far and wide as being a clear signal that eBay would part with its property, which it bought in 2005 for US$2.6 billion, should the right offer come along. What that "right offer" might be, however, is currently the subject of speculation. For instance, The Times of London reported that MorningStar analyst Larry Witt told investors, "If someone's willing to pay the ...
Marketing News Roundup, January 26
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
Six short months ago, I was sitting in a hospital bed. Glad not to be there now!
Time for the periodic rumor about eBay selling Skype!
Great, now that we’ve got that out of the way, on to the Google news! Yes, the war against spam is a serious affair. Google chronicles the year in spam.
Google’s been closing projects left and right. Yet Knol has survived Google’s orphan-project killing spree so far.
Those copyrighted works in Google Book Search? Turns out there are few free books in ...
Is eBay Looking to Unload Skype?
WebProNews Feed —
... Probably Not for a While Rumors have been circulating that eBay may be interested in finding a suitable bidder for VoIP service Skype. eBay hasn't exactly come out and said this, but people love to chitter chatter. Times Online reports : Industry insiders believe that eBay signaled its intent last week after John Donahoe, its chief executive, described Skype as a great stand-alone business . This has led to suggestions that eBay would find it relatively easy to part with Skype, if a substantial bid was made. Mr Donahoe was speaking to analysts about eBay's disappointing ...
Around the Web 1.27.09: Today's predictions include extinct emperor penguins, Skype sale and Kindle 2.0
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- Emperor penguins are heading toward extinction, scientists predict. BBC
-- Microsoft responds to a letter from a Republican senator urging the company to lay off foreign workers first. Computerworld
-- Verizon Communications dials up profits and sales in fourth quarter. CNet
-- Meanwhile, EBay's CEO rings up rumors about a Skype sale. Times of London
-- Apple is awarded a patent for the iPhone interface. Slashdot ...
Who is The Best Skype Suitor? Google, Microsoft or Yahoo?
Google Watch —
... Now Donahoe is tossing about comments like Skype would "make a great stand-alone business" and "the synergies between Skype and the other parts of our portfolio are minimal." ...
If Ebay Did It: Possible Skype Buyers and Probabilities
paidContent —
... The on-again off again speculation about Ebay looking to sell Skype came up again last week in the as-usual-unreliable Times UK, again, and yet again, some quarterbacking from various sources about who could be interested. In its weekly research note this morning (not online), ...
Skype founders seeking to reacquire company from eBay
TechSpot —
... , acknowledging that it holds no true ties to eBays core business functions and even called Skype a great standalone business . Despite the lack of synergy between Skype and eBay, Skype is doing well in their hands, having generated $126 million in the first quarter, up 61 percent from a year ago, and is expected to generate $500 million in revenues this year. While official negotiations have yet to commence, analysts estimate that eBay is looking for at least $1.7 billion, the value of Skype after writing off a portion of the acquisition in 2007. Since selling Skype, ...
Skype founders seeking to reacquire the company from eBay
TechSpot —
... , acknowledging that it holds no true ties to eBays core business functions and even called Skype a great standalone business . Despite the lack of synergy between Skype and eBay, Skype is doing well in their hands, having generated $126 million in the first quarter, up 61 percent from a year ago, and is expected to generate $500 million in revenues this year. While official negotiations have yet to commence, analysts estimate that eBay is looking for at least $1.7 billion, the value of Skype after writing off a portion of the acquisition in 2007. Since selling Skype, ...
