TIMELINE-Skype from startup to $8.5 billion sale
Reuters NEW YORK May 10 (Reuters) – Microsoft plans to pay $8.5 billion to buy Skype, nearly triple the amount that eBay Inc (EBAY.O) paid six years ago for the money-losing Internet phone company. Sept 12, 2005: eBay unveils plan to buy Skype … US Stocks Continue Their Advance |
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