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    Posted: 12 September 2005 at 8:22pm
Strange and unexpected!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4238258.stm
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Well the rumors have been flying about takovers for ages...

and there were rumors about ebay last week!

But seriously, ebay and skype LOL


Edited by huwnet - 15 September 2005 at 12:32pm
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eboogle?
e-bagel?
goobay?
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Originally posted by ub3rl337ch3ch ub3rl337ch3ch wrote:

eboogle?
e-bagel?
goobay?


Dead Google must have been on my mind, I meant skype.

Post corrected Wink
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ok they had been negotiating for a while now. ebay offered something between 2.8B and 4B

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the final thing was $2.6 (£1.4 ) million

as said in the above link, they could have made their own for less

must be a quick way to get clients..,.lol

but then how many use both already
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