I think that was ebay. They bought skype but not the p2p tech backing it; fucked the founders on earnouts; the founders refused to reup the contract; ebay was

I think that was ebay. They bought skype but not the p2p tech backing it; fucked the founders on earnouts; the founders refused to reup the contract; ebay was incapable of replacing the tech; and the founders got a bunch of the business back. Presided over by Meg Whitman, who appears to be profoundly incompetent, understanding neither tech nor business. The contemporary articles are mostly gone, but eg https://archive.is/4tuRg https://archive.is/4tuRg and https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/nov/06/skype-settlement https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/nov/06/skype-set...