Skype Sale Update

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Recently, we looked at the Skype sale drama, and now it appears as if there may be a shift in the deal. Both the NYTimes and GigaOM are reporting that a settlement may soon be reached between Skype co-founders, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom and the private investors acquiring the ...

The Latest Skype Deal Drama

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Recently, it was announced that eBay sold 65% of Skype to a consortium of private investors, led by Silver Lake for $2.75 billion. At first, this deal sounded great considering eBay purchased Skype for $2.6 billion in 2005 and was never was able to realize the original goal of integrating ...