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Zennström: Skype Was the Largest Post-Dot-Com Internet Acquisition Globally
“The largest Internet M&A before us was PayPal to eBay, right? One point by a billion. And So this was like two X. And then you had. This is amazing. YouTube. YouTube was also 1.6 billion or something like that. Yeah. Also the same year with Google. So this was…”
Zennström: eBay Acquired Skype for $2.6B Upfront Plus a $500M Earn-Out
“EBay coming up with, like, a really attractive offer. 2.6 billion and a 500 million earn out.”
Guy Raz: Microsoft Will Permanently Retire Skype on May 5, 2025
“Microsoft announced that it would permanently retire Skype and shift its remaining users over to Microsoft Teams. Skype will ring for the last time on May fifth, 2025.”