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Ebay calls time on Skype venture

By Richard Waters and David Gelles in San Francisco and Maija Palmer in London

Published: September 1 2009 15:53 | Last updated: September 2 2009 00:54

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Ebay on Tuesday agreed to unload a 65 per cent stake in its Skype internet calling service, bringing down the curtain on a deal that had come to be seen as the internet auction company’s biggest strategic mistake.

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