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Will Ebay sell Skype to Google by the end of 2008?

Settled as No

No such sale has taken place.

Background:

Background: It has been rumoured that ebay is in discussions to sell Skype to Google as part of a wide ranging review of their alliance.

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
Yes
7%
No
93%
Settled as No on Tue 30th Dec 2008 10:28am PST

Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 30th Dec 2008 10:28am PST

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 30%

Action history:

Created Thu 21st Feb 2008 10:07am PST by scoopboy[Admin]
Edited Thu 6th Mar 2008 12:39pm PST by nigeleccles[Admin]
Settled as 'No' Tue 30th Dec 2008 10:28am PST by tomg[Admin]: No such sale has taken place.

Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 30th Dec 2008 10:28am PST details

 

Predictions (145)

46 weeks ago
jepelde predicted No (H$20 at 93%)
50 weeks ago
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1 year ago
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wiredinstructor predicted No (H$100 at 82%)
1 year ago
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Comments (4)

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/01/googleskype-acquisition-or-partnership-imminent/

TechCrunch thinks the deal could be imminent.
posted 1 year ago
Awesome question :-D

lucidstates
posted 1 year ago
Great article on this subject! A must read :-)
posted 1 year ago
Great article on this subject! A must read :-)

http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/rich-tehrani/skype/why-skype-should-be-sold-to-google.html
posted 1 year ago

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