EBay’s billion-dollar bet on PayPal pays off

Billion-dollar acquisitions are risky gambits that all too often don’t pay off. EBay Inc.’s $1.5 billion purchase of PayPal in 2002 was not one of those cases. On the contrary, the deal is looking smarter and smarter every quarter. PayPal is the uncontested… EBay – Auctions – PayPal – Shopping – Servers

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