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"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm." – Syrus Publilius

Following up on my post at the beginning of August about Skype possibly being discontinuedand today it was announced that Ebay is selling off 65% of its share of Skype in a move that is called “Unsurprising” by some analysts. Check out MSNBC’s coverage here.

We all hope not, but it could potentially be discontinued if Joltid Ltd wins its legal battle against Ebay the owner of Skype. Both sides of the dispute are claiming the other has violated the contractual agreement between them. It is my understanding that Niklas Zennstrom sold Skype to Ebay later to form Joltid; Joltid [...]