Tuesday, September 01, 2009

EBay Is Said to Have a Deal to Sell Skype - NYTimes.com

Hmm…

EBay plans to announce on Tuesday a deal to sell its Skype Internet calling division to a group of private investors, according to two people briefed on the company’s plans.

The investment group is likely to include Andreessen Horowitz, a new venture capital firm headed by the Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, these people said.

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Last month, eBay also negotiated with Google over buying Skype, according to a person briefed on those discussions. But Google ultimately walked away from a potential deal, fearing that continued litigation could leave it vulnerable to immense damages.

Google also worried that owning Skype might alienate wireless carriers, which offer their customers phones running Google’s Android software, the person said.

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EBay Is Said to Have a Deal to Sell Skype - NYTimes.com

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