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ebay与skype创始人达成合作协议

文章来源：未知文章作者：meng 发布时间：2009-11-08 07:04 字体： [ ]　

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online ¹ site ebay has settled a ² with the ³ of skype, ending ⁴ over the future of the internet phone company.

拍卖网站ebay与skype创建人的诉讼被结案，结束了这个网络电话公司不确定的未来。

skype is used by millions to make free calls over the internet

the case was about whether the software of the site was owned by the founders via their firm, joltid, or by ebay.

in a complicated deal, the founders will drop their lawsuit against ebay and take two seats on the board of skype.

skype will still be sold to a group of ⁵ for about $2bn (£1.2bn).

skype's software lets computer and mobile phone users talk to each other for free and make cut-price calls to mobiles and landlines.

the deal, announced by ebay in september, is is expected to be finalised in the fourth quarter of 2009.

as a result of the agreement, ebay will keep a 30% stake in skype rather than the 35% it originally announced.

new owners

"skype will be well positioned to move forward under new owners with ownership and control over its core technology," said ebay head john donahoe.

"at the same time, ebay continues to retain a significant stake in skype and will benefit from its continued growth."

skype founders niklas zennstrom and janus friis will now own a 14% stake in the new skype.

the other new owners are andreessen horowitz - run by netscape co-founder marc andreessen - as well as private ⁶ firm（私人股份公司） silver lake and the canada pension plan investment board.

but index ventures, which originally invested in skype, will no longer be part of the new takeover.

mr zennstrom and mr friis had been trying to buy back skype for the past year, which ebay bought for $2.6bn in 2005.

they sued（控告，起诉） the company in the uk, saying their company joltid owned the rights to ⁷ source code that ⁸ up the skype network.

unlike traditional mobile calls, which are transmitted（传输，传送） over a ⁹ network（细胞网络）, skype turns your voice into data and sends it over the internet.

since being acquired, the number of registered skype users has risen to 405 million from 53 million, though free user-to-user calls still dominate the service.

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收听单词发音

1
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
they've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。 they bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

2
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
they threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。 he was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

3
n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
he was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。来自辞典例句 the founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。来自辞典例句

4
n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物
参考例句：
her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。 after six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

5
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

6
n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票
参考例句：
they shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。 to capture his equity,murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

7
adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的
参考例句：
the underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。 this word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

8
小道具；支柱( prop的名词复数 )；支持者；道具；（橄榄球中的）支柱前锋
参考例句：
rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。 the government props up the prices of farm products to support farmers' incomes. 政府保持农产品价格不变以保障农民们的收入。

9
adj.移动的；细胞的，由细胞组成的
参考例句：
she has a cellular telephone in her car.她的汽车里有一部无线通讯电话机。 many people use cellular materials as sensitive elements in hygrometers.很多人用蜂窝状的材料作为测量温度的传感元件。