“What we’re testing this year are the synergies,” Mr Donahoe told the Financial Times this week after Ebay reported its latest earnings. “If the synergies are strong, we’ll keep it in our portfolio. If not, we’ll reassess it.” That could lead to the disposal of the business, he indicated. read here more

Website: www.skype.com
Location: London, United Kingdom
Founded: August 1, 2003
Acquired: September 1, 2005 by eBay for $3.13B in Cash

Skype is a peer-to-peer Internet telephony service that is free for Skype-to-Skype calls. The service also allows Skype users to call mobiles and landlines, and vice-versa. Skype has special charge plans for non-Skype-to-Skype calls. Skype is

Website: ebay.com
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Founded: September 1, 1995
IPO: September 21, 1998

eBay is an online auction site where people buy and sell goods worldwide. Any item can be sold online as long as it is not illegal or it does not violate eBay’s Prohibited and Restricted Items policy.

My views

well, if 3 year ebay not able to use SKYPE in profitable why then i dont think so they will do anything in 8 month so sale is sure no doubts about it.
I am against selling of old business as if ebay done any sort of JV with Google or any other expert then things may work. Reason of failuer of SKYPE is basically Ignorance, as ebay have main business of onlne shooping which have no relation with SKYPE, i cant find any similarity in ebays main business and SKYPE, they purchased SKYPE to support its core ecommerce business, this is wrong decision they have taken for example If i have business of Rent a CAR will not going to purchase Petrol Pump in order to fule Car here they goes wrong .. what u think ?