Comments on: Friendliness isn’t insider trading

By: Timothy Hatton

Timothy Hatton — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:12:24 +0000

eBay made a mistake by not buying the technology

By: bcw210

bcw210 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:14:50 +0000

eric2008, this would not be considered material information that needs to be disclosed, unless maybe they already had some sort of secret agreement to settle the litigation. A mere ‘likelihood’ isn’t enough – and if the idea here is simply that this team has friendlier relations with JoltID and therefore expect that they might have an easier time reaching a settlement, I would say that it’s not even a ‘likelihood’ – perhaps more likely, but not anywhere near the level of certainty that gives rise to a filing obligation.

By: husain

husain — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:27:11 +0000

we are not in the world of M&A as all people think. Its the time of buying shares and companies at a lower premium its all about buying in a discounted markets cash in dollars is a way a mean of power only for buying shares will we have a M&A pupple yes we will.

By: eric20008

eric20008 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:14:09 +0000

Of course there’s the obvious, which is that eBay is required to inform shareholders via SEC filings of any material information. The likelihood of settling the suit certainly would qualify. EBay’s value should Skype’s founders prevail has generated much Internet speculation and is a legitimate topic for discussion. Joe Nocera’s a respected journalist and his views are valued even if he’s not 100 percent right.