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How Silver Lake Sees The Skype Situation
- amirmc 15y agoFrom the article: "But the big difference between Skype and most Silicon Valley venture-backed companies--a difference that is inflaming this scandal--is that Skype is a private-equity deal, not a venture capital deal. And standard operating procedure (SOP) in private-equity deals is different than SOP in venture capital deals"
- rhizome 15y agoFantastic, an anonymously-sourced hit-piece on Lee. I think this ham-handed pushback illustrates one thing for sure: Skype is weak in the PR department and thus the brand is likely fragile and dependent on public perception. Perhaps with MS behind them that might change, but if Skype-related hinkiness continues I'll predict Microsoft just kills the Skype name/brand and folds it into Live or whatever.