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The Guardian At a Glance: Important Dates in Skype's HistoryABC NewsOct. 14, 2005: EBay Inc. buys Skype for $2.6 billion. Two years later it pays an additional $530 million to some Skype shareholders because the business exceeds certain performance targets. — Oct. 1, 2007: EBay says it will take a …

Reuters Why Google Does Not Own SkypeWired News (blog)It's too soon to make a pronouncement on whether the purchase is an idiot move, a brilliant one, or just something in between – all the geniuses who ripped the investors who bought Skype from eBay in 2009 don't look so smart …

Discover Money Messenger Deal Sends Positive Message For eBay StockForbes (blog)eBay's PayPal recently partnered with Discover to launch a service called Discover Money Messenger [1] that lets Discover cardholders send money from their mobile phone or computer to anyone with a mobile number or email address. …PayPal – Send Money …

Globe and Mail (blog) Stocks Gain for 3rd Session; Microsoft FallsCNBC.comEbay [EBAY Loading… () ], which owns a 30 percent stake in Skype, gained following the news. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also advanced solidly. All key S&P 500 sectors were higher throughout most of the sesion, led by …

The conventional thinking goes that Meg Whitman , eBay ’s former chief executive, blundered by buying Skype six years ago for $2.5 billion. Her idea that Skype, the Internet calling service, would encourage eBay’s users to talk to one another rather than chat by e-mail never panned out. More: continued …

Analysts say Microsoft can do much with Skype, but the software giant also has a poor record when it comes to mergers. More: continued here

It’s what EBay is calling the first-ever crowd-sourced designer collection. Shoppers voted on the final five dresses on sale Tuesday exclusively at DerekLam.eBay.com, choosing from 16 styles Lam designed and showed during New York’s spring/summer 2011 fashion week in February…. More: continued here

Android Central Google Conference Swag Already Selling for $1000 on eBayWired (blog)Now, a couple enterprising attendees have already listed the swag on eBay, where the tablets are nearing a bid price of $1000. The tablet is a limited edition Galaxy Tab 10.1, with a special white backing adorned with a …

Telegraph.co.uk Skype takes Microsoft's callMarketWatchThe group had acquired the company from eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in a 2009 deal valued at roughly $2.75 billion. The transaction left eBay with a roughly 30% equity investment in Skype. Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) fell more than 1% to $25.56, …US Stock Futures: HOT STOCKS …

Secondary Valuation Winners After Skype-Microsoft Deal (MSFT, GOOG, CSCO, CTXS …24/7 Wall St. (blog)eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: is the immediate winner here in this Skype-Microsoft tie-up. eBay is still a partial owner of close to 30% of Skype after selling its majority interest. $8.5 billion is much higher than what the …