http://www.thetechupdates.com Latest Technology Discussions, Gadgets, Hardware & Software Reviews Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:36:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.thetechupdates.com/225/all-is-forgiven-its-a-clean-slate-says-andreessen-about-lawsuit-mad-skype-co-founders/ http://www.thetechupdates.com/225/all-is-forgiven-its-a-clean-slate-says-andreessen-about-lawsuit-mad-skype-co-founders/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:35:39 +0000 admin http://thetechupdates.com/225/all-is-forgiven-its-a-clean-slate-says-andreessen-about-lawsuit-mad-skype-co-founders/ Silicon Valley legend and now VC Marc Andreessen was making the interview rounds after the settlement between the litigation-addled co-founders of Skype and all the various people they were suing was announced this morning. He has been tight-lipped until now, due to the morass of lawsuits. But, as Andreessen told BoomTown in a phone interview [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.thetechupdates.com/225/all-is-forgiven-its-a-clean-slate-says-andreessen-about-lawsuit-mad-skype-co-founders/feed/ 0 http://www.thetechupdates.com/221/i-love-the-smell-of-settlement-in-the-morning-skype-founders-set-to-get-10-percent-option-to-buy-three-percent-more-and-two-board-seats/ http://www.thetechupdates.com/221/i-love-the-smell-of-settlement-in-the-morning-skype-founders-set-to-get-10-percent-option-to-buy-three-percent-more-and-two-board-seats/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:35:11 +0000 admin http://thetechupdates.com/221/i-love-the-smell-of-settlement-in-the-morning-skype-founders-set-to-get-10-percent-option-to-buy-three-percent-more-and-two-board-seats/ According to several sources close to the situation, barring any unforeseen delay, a deal to settle the Skype imbroglio is likely to be announced around the time the markets open tomorrow. [UPDATE: The paperwork is taking longer than expected, so sit tight, said sources.] While the massive agreement–which will settle three aggressive lawsuits lobbed by [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.thetechupdates.com/221/i-love-the-smell-of-settlement-in-the-morning-skype-founders-set-to-get-10-percent-option-to-buy-three-percent-more-and-two-board-seats/feed/ 0 http://www.thetechupdates.com/217/volpi-and-index-ventures-out-of-skype-deal-the-lawsuit-happy-founder-twins-in/ http://www.thetechupdates.com/217/volpi-and-index-ventures-out-of-skype-deal-the-lawsuit-happy-founder-twins-in/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:33:58 +0000 admin http://thetechupdates.com/217/volpi-and-index-ventures-out-of-skype-deal-the-lawsuit-happy-founder-twins-in/ According to sources close to the situation, Index Ventures and Michelangelo Volpi are out of the deal to buy Skype–and their lawsuit-loving nemeses, the founders of the Internet telephony service, are in. Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis had sued Index and partner Michelangelo Volpi via tech companies they control, Joltid and Joost. The [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.thetechupdates.com/217/volpi-and-index-ventures-out-of-skype-deal-the-lawsuit-happy-founder-twins-in/feed/ 0