Well this is biggest news of the day, as its about the voip gaint Skype. The news has been covered by almost all newspapers, blogs, websites etc.
eBay holds the largest stake in Skype. But eBay has signed an agreement with an investor group led by private equity firm Silver Lake for sale of 65 per cent stake in its Skype communications unit for $1.9 billion.
This makes Skype an independent company once again. Josh Silverman, mentions in his blogpost (skype blog) that he is very happy about Skype being turned into independent company. The good news for people is that new owners are favor change and Skype will soon be bringing some good changes.
eBay is expected to receive about $1.9 billion in this deal, with eBay still retaining 35% of skype share. This transaction is expected to get completed by 4th quater 2009.
With Skype already being soo much popular allaround the globe, this will encourage more people to start using Skype. I guess, for large number of the people Voip is Skype. When people start using Voip, they start with Skype. (Google Voice is though giving competition to it).
So, lets wait for Skype to bring some fruitful changes, some cheap and free calling offers.
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