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Skype founders want the company back

article published on 11 April, 2009

The original creators of the Skype VoIP Internet communication network are reportedly seeking to buy the company back from eBay. Niklas Zennstrom, from Sweden, and Janus Friis, from Denmark, founded Skype in 2003 and sold it to eBay just two years later for $2.6 billion. The New York Times is reporting that they are now seeking to raise a billion dollars from private equity firms to re-claim ... [ read the full article ]

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Well sure they want it back, wouldn't you now that it could be making money? An iPhone deal, plus Blackberry in the works. I'd be asking for a piece if I were in their shoes.
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$2.6 billion wasn't enough?
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