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Skype To Be Spun Off From eBay in 2010

By Jason Chen Published April 14, 2009, 5:18 pm ET

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Skype, the most popular VoIP application/network/platform out there now, is going to be spun off in 2010 with its own IPO. eBay seems to not know what the hell to do with Skype. Who knew that an auction company and a VoIP company didn’t belong together? Oh yeah, everybody. [CNET]

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