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In 2005, eBay purchased Skype for a reported $2.6 billion and now, four years later, eBay is in a legal battle with Skype’s founders over software licensing issues. eBay made a huge mistake in the terms of its Skype purchase. One of the most important components, namely the peer-to-peer communication technology that drives Skype, was not a part of the sale. Instead, eBay licensed the peer-to-peer technology from Joltid Limited.
As Google continues to send invites for their Google Voice service, they have announced mobile apps for BlackBerry and Android. The announcement describes the app’s integration with the phone’s contacts which allows calls to be made via Google Voice right from the contact list. You must have a Google Voice account to use the new mobile app.
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