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by jwilliams 6162 days ago
eBay announced it is planning to IPO Skype next year. I guess this is somehow related.
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incomethax 6162 days ago
Or it may have something to do with this: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/10/report-founders-want-to...
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jwilliams 6162 days ago
Interesting - that announcement was just immediately prior to the eBay Skype IPO announcement (which was April 14 according to a quick Google..)
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bhrgunatha 6162 days ago
Yes, it sounds like an obvious tactic to spice up pricing negotiations. I can't imagine what other reason the founders could have for revoking or not renewing the license
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