Comments on: Beware Silicon Valley financiers, Skype edition http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/ A slice of lime in the soda Tue, 21 May 2013 06:42:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: WLGades http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27719 WLGades Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:53:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/#comment-27719 TechCrunch is saying that they still got 75%, and it wasn't pressure from Silver Lake but completely an internal decision. http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/20/skype-investor-amount-saved-on-firings-wouldnt-have-been-worth-the-phone-call/ TechCrunch is saying that they still got 75%, and it wasn’t pressure from Silver Lake but completely an internal decision.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/20/skype-i nvestor-amount-saved-on-firings-wouldnt- have-been-worth-the-phone-call/

]]> By: John_Hempton http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27711 John_Hempton Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:19:16 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/#comment-27711 And you wonder why Wall Street and its variants have a bad reputation. This sucks. And it is evil. John And you wonder why Wall Street and its variants have a bad reputation.

This sucks. And it is evil.

John

]]> By: y2kurtus http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27710 y2kurtus Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:14:38 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/#comment-27710 What can I say... it's easy to get your feeling hurt shortly after you write a check with 10 digits before the decimal point. I'm betting MSFT's hard ass integration team started rummaging around in Skypes recently deleted e-mails folder and found out that a few of the Skypers were pissing themselves laughing over how much MSFT agreed to pay. A few were conspiring to leave ASAP after the merger closes and start a secure cloud based office software company... It dosen't take long before Balmers minions start making a list of people to kill with extreeme prejudice. The Skypers who got stabbed in the back will probably get every cent they are due after a 5 year legal battle... but hey if you're Balmer and you're fried over how ill received the merger is by the financial press then I guess delaying your new enemy's winning the lottery for a few years starts to look like a big win. What can I say… it’s easy to get your feeling hurt shortly after you write a check with 10 digits before the decimal point. I’m betting MSFT’s hard ass integration team started rummaging around in Skypes recently deleted e-mails folder and found out that a few of the Skypers were pissing themselves laughing over how much MSFT agreed to pay. A few were conspiring to leave ASAP after the merger closes and start a secure cloud based office software company…

It dosen’t take long before Balmers minions start making a list of people to kill with extreeme prejudice. The Skypers who got stabbed in the back will probably get every cent they are due after a 5 year legal battle… but hey if you’re Balmer and you’re fried over how ill received the merger is by the financial press then I guess delaying your new enemy’s winning the lottery for a few years starts to look like a big win.

]]> By: GRRR http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27709 GRRR Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:14:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/#comment-27709 Seems like they're cashing in for the short term, for long term consequences of which they aren't responsible for. Seems like they’re cashing in for the short term, for long term consequences of which they aren’t responsible for.

]]> By: DrFuManchu http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27708 DrFuManchu Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:38:10 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/06/20/beware-silicon-valley-financiers-skype-edition/#comment-27708 I hope Sequoia and Microsoft are looking forward to dealing with the resulting lawsuit. I hope Sequoia and Microsoft are looking forward to dealing with the resulting lawsuit.

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