This 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 alo

This 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.