Andre Yoskowitz
4 Apr 2008 18:53
Rumors have begun circulating that eBay is actively looking to offload Skype and that search engine giant Google is a willing buyer.
Skype, which was purchased by the auction company in 2005 for $3.1 billion USD, has not shown eBay the growth it expected and now it seems the company would rather get rid of it then continue to try to turn a profit. For fiscal 2007, the VoIP service recorded a decent sized loss which led to the ousting of CEO Niklas Zennstrom.
It is not sure whether Google wants a partnership or to purchase the company, but both eBay and Google refused comment for the time being.
More information as it becomes available.