eBay has agreed to acquire Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies SA, the global Internet communications company, for approximately $2.6 billion in up-front cash and eBay stock, plus potential performance-based consideration.
Skype started in 2002 and has fast become the world’’s largest provider of VoIP communication with over 54million users. Skype is current adding over 154000 users per day.
eBay [...]