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Skype As We Know It May Not Exist Much Longer, eBay Says
- sound2man 17y agoIt's the end of the world as we know it... I really don't think that there is much or a danger of skype disappearing - it's too valuable. Worst case scenario is that it reverts back to it's previous owners and/or continue under a different name. But, realistically, I doubt that anything will change. EBay has deep pockets, and I'm sure that they won't give this up easily. I doubt that they would license a technology, and then lose the license without a fight. Ebay does not like egg on its face.
- karanbhangui 17y agoDo you mean EBay? I'm confused how Google is involved in this.
- sound2man 17y agoMy bad, EBay. All other comments still apply.
- ShabbyDoo 17y agoThis smells of a heavy-handed ploy by Skype's founders to force the sale back to them of Skype for a low price. If eBay did indeed not purchase the core IP along with Skype, then they have no one to blame but themselves.