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EBay Sells Skype To Marc Andreessen

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the must-be-nice-to-have-that-bankroll dept.

Julefrokost writes "Computerworld has a story about eBay selling Skype. Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape, along with a group of investors, are reported to have paid $2 billion for Skype. According to the New York Times, Google was also a potential buyer. Also, the original founders of Skype are said to have placed a bid, but Marc Andreessen & Co was the highest bidder."

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  1. Surprised by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Considering the continuing legal troubles, I'm surprised they found a buyer. That's why Google purportedly backed out of negotiations to buy them some time back.

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