Daily Archives: April 11, 2009

For eBay (EBAY) A Chance To Sell Skype And Dump A Problem

old-carThe founders of Skype, the huge VoIP service, may buy it back from eBay–for about half the price that they received.

It would be a chance for eBay to focus on the two businesses that are its core, online auctions and PayPal, and exit the most embarrassing chapter in the company’s history. Read More »

News Shorts From Silicon Valley (AAPL)(MSFT)(YHOO)

water-lilies6From The Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs is working from home and is still involved in critical decisions at Apple (AAPL).

From AllThingsDigital and to no one’s surprise, Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! (YHOO) have begun talks about potential ventures in the search and advertising business. Carol Bartz of Yahoo! and Steve Ballmer have met in person.

Douglas A. McIntyre