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NEWS ABOUT: Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen stories: 4 news summaries

 Skype Sale in Doubt  
 as Founders Sue eBay 

Techies alleges copyright violation costing them $75M a day

Sep 17, 09 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The founders of Skype are suing eBay and the investor consortium buying the Internet phone company, accusing them of copyright violation, reports the Wall Street Journal. The suit is only the latest bump in eBay's disastrous ownership of Skype and may complicate the planned $2 billion sale. Janus Friis and... More »

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eBay • intellectual property • mergers and acquisitions • copyright • Skype • copyright infringement • peer-to-peer • Marc Andreessen

 EBay to Unload Skype for $2B 

Private investors bring end to auction site's troubled ownership

Sep 1, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - EBay is selling Skype, the audiovisual chat service it calamitously bought in 2005, to a group of private investors, sources tell the New York Times. Although the price is unknown, eBay recently said it wanted about $2 billion for the the company, which is expected to pull in $600 million... More »

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private equity • Google • eBay • Skype • IP telephony • technology companies • Marc Andreessen

 Netscape Founder 
 Reenters Browser Battle 

Details hushed on RockMelt project

Aug 14, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stung but not discouraged by Netscape's loss to Internet Explorer in the browser battles of the 1990s, Netscape’s founder is getting back in the game, the New York Times reports. Marc Andreessen is funding a startup called RockMelt, which is developing a new browser of its own. “We... More »

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Silicon Valley • Facebook • web browser • Internet Explorer • Netscape • Marc Andreessen • RockMelt

(Newser) - Marc Andreessen, the tech pioneer who co-founded Netscape, launched a boutique venture capital firm today, intent on investing in “anything that involves chips and computers.” Though Andreessen and business partner Ben Horowitz have been dropping angel investments around Silicon Valley for years, they’ll now have much more... More »

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Silicon Valley • venture capital • venture capitalists • Netscape • Marc Andreessen

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