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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - EBay Inc. said Monday it will buy Skype Technologies SA, the Internet telephone company, for about $2.6 billion in up-front cash and eBay stock.
The total value of the deal may increase based on "potential performance-based consideration," eBay said. The online auction company said the acquisition will create "an unparalleled e-commerce and communications engine" for Internet users worldwide.
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