paidContent - Skype's Troubled History With Ebay, in Links
This story was written by Rafat Ali.
Skype’s four year run under Ebay has been beset with troubles, and finally that is about to come to an end, as it gets sold to an investor group. The history of the marriage and pending divorce, in links (ascending chronological order):
—eBay Acquires Skype For $2.6 Billion In Cash, Stock
—EBay-Skype: PowerPoint Pitch
—EBay-Skype: Thinking It Through
—Ebay-Skype: Mixed Reaction Puts It Mildly
—Skype Counters AOL, Cable With Free Outgoing Calls Through 06
—Skype-Kazaa Founders Working On Online Video Distribution Project
—Zennstrom Steps Down As Skype CEO; eBay Still Paying: Will Take $1.43B Charge in Q3
—eBay Revenues up 30 Percent in Q3; Excluding Skype Writedown, Net Income Up Big
—eBays Whitman To Retire; Donahoe As Leading Candidate
—eBay’s New CEO: Skype Could Be Sold If Synergies Fail
—If eBay Did It: Possible Skype Buyers And Probabilities
—eBay Goes To Court To Hang On To Fabric Of Skype
—Skype Founders Might Buy Back Firm From eBay
—eBay Planning IPO For Skype In 2010
—The $3 Billion Question: Analysts Divided Over Skypes Valuation
—eBay CEO Donahoe: Were Still Open To A Sale Of Skype
—Skype Co-Founders Are Launching Venture Fund, Looking To Raise $266 Million
—Earnings: EBay Says Its Making Progress On Skype Separation; Skype Revenue Up 25 Percent
—eBays New Plan To Get Around Skype Litigation
By Rafat Ali