Nov 6th, 2009 - New York Times
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The dust has settled, the ink on the deal has dried, and one of the biggest sideshows in Silicon Valley this year appears to be over. The litigation between eBay, the buyers of Skype and its original founders has been dropped, and the deal, which values Skype at $2.7 billion, should close sometime soon.
Which means it's time to start reflecting on the lessons of the whole skirmish. Here are three initial thoughts. (You'll need an understanding of the primary characters and dynamics, so check our previous stories.) Please add your own thoughts on lessons learned in the comments.
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Lessons From the War Over Skype - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
The Dust has settled, the ink on the deal has dried, and one of the biggest side shows in Silicon Valley this year appears to be over. The litigation between Ebay, the buyers of Skype and its original founders has been dropped and the deal which values Skype @ 2.7 billion$, should close sometime soon.(Tech Industry News)
codelistFri, Nov 6th, 20093 Diggs, 0 CommentsThe Venice Project steals an opportunity from SkypeBay
As Skype's founders start up a television distribution network, they are taking away from Skype's value to eBay as a social marketing engine ("hey, did you see this show? let me send it to you.") and an intangibles market delivery platform ("I'm turning on the $10 an hour fee for Mandarin lessons"). Biggest losers? Advertisers and cable cos.(Tech Industry News)
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