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Old 11-06-2012, 10:43 AM   #1
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I didn't even know that Microsponge purchased Skype.
Me either, well hell, at least it was not eBay that bought Skype. Still I do not feel good about it.
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Old 11-06-2012, 10:46 AM   #2
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Me either, well hell, at least it was not eBay that bought Skype. Still I do not feel good about it.
Microsoft bought Skype from eBay. eBay bought it in 2005 for $2.6 billion. Last year, Microsoft paid $8.5 billion for it.

I think Microsoft could have done better if they kept Messenger and spent their money on Marvel and Star Wars.
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Old 11-06-2012, 10:59 AM   #3
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eBay bought it in 2005 for $2.6 billion.
I was curious and looked it up.
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This is the second time Skype has been bought out; after being started in 2003, it was purchased by eBay in 2005 for $3.1 billion. EBay then sold the majority of its stake in 2009 to a private investment group for $1.2 billion less than it paid.
From this story.

Good investment for Silver Lake Partners: a 300% ROI in just three years!
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Old 11-06-2012, 11:01 AM   #4
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I was curious and looked it up.From this story.

Good investment for Silver Lake Partners: a 300% ROI in just three years!
Wow. Is Skype really that important/valuable? It seems like something I used back in the Mousepod days and haven't really used since.
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Wow. Is Skype really that important/valuable? It seems like something I used back in the Mousepod days and haven't really used since.
Worldwide Skype is HUGE and brings in cash by the boatload.
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