First came the news that Skype’s senior executives were fleeing the company as fast as they could. What did they anticipate? Now thanks to Phil Wolff and Om Malik, we have some details on the latest drama, a new round of Skype firings:

About 40 of the 516 folks working at Skype worldwide are affected, 26 of those shifting roles or locations and 14 who are leaving or who have yet to

find another job at Skype or another eBay company.

What’s the rationale behind that decision? It must be part of eBay’s strategy to build Skype profitable. The “out with the old, in with the new” purge continues with Skype doubling its staff as the pre-eBay executives go.

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