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eBay is about to sell off its enterprise services unit, according to folks whispering in the ear of The Wall Street Journal. The journal names private-equity outfit Permira as the buyer and suggests the company's pen is poised over a cheque with US$900m written in the “amount” field. Ebay Enterprise, as the division is known …

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  1. frank ly

    Comparisions

    Is this like a butcher putting a prime cut of his own rump steak in the window?

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    1. Ole Juul
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      Re: Comparisions

      How about the butcher offering the cow a cut of the action?

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  2. VinceH
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    "The tat bazaar has slimed down substantially of late"

    I'm not sure if I want to know what that means!

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    1. Qdos
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      Re: Optional

      It's rather aptly a very synonymous term regards FeeBay...

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