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EBay may spin off PayPal
EBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe, working to reignite sales at the company's e-commerce site, said he's open to the idea of splitting off its faster-growing PayPal division. EBay would consider that step if PayPal no longer had synergy with the parent co...
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Google Wave Invites for Sale on eBay
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Apple I to Go Up On eBay Next Week
Apple I to Go Up On eBay Next Week
modmyi.com — image via Apple1forsale.com One of the last remaining Apple I computers is being put up for auction... on eBay next week, and the 82-year-old owner, Monroe Postman, and his son have posted some pictures online , including one shot of the logic board signed "Woz." The Apple I had a 1 MHz ... (more) Apple I to Go Up On eBay Next Week
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gawker.com — Here's an extraordinary video of eBay CEO John Donahoe bragging about how the company has sidelined what... was once a core competency: Online auctions. Why solve a hard business problem when you can run away from it? "We thought auctions were a ... (more) How eBay Surrendered Its 'Religion'
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eBay's Donahoe Prepared To Spin Off PayPal
WebProNews Feed — ... A Bloomberg article reported that, at the Shop.org 2009 Annual Summit, "He said he regularly asks himself whether eBay is hampering PayPal's development." ...

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