今日科技：Skype為逃避高額分紅罷免高管？

????* 《彭博新聞社》（Bloomberg）報道，Skype 近日罷免了數(shù)名高級管理人員，其中包括副總裁大衛(wèi)?格爾、克里斯托弗?迪恩、拉斯?蕭、以及唐?阿爾伯特。文章還分析說，一旦微軟收購Skype的交易完成，后者需要支出的員工分紅會更高；該互聯(lián)網(wǎng)電話公司此舉很有可能正是為避免這筆高額的費用支出。【《彭博新聞社》（Bloomberg）】

????* Y Combinator創(chuàng)始人保羅?格雷厄姆亮相彭博美國電視（ Bloomberg TV）。據(jù)他介紹，這家初創(chuàng)公司孵化器最近破記錄地收到了2，000多份投資申請；此外，他認(rèn)為，在線存儲服務(wù)供應(yīng)商Dropbox的價值勝過專注于公寓交換業(yè)務(wù)的初創(chuàng)公司Airbnb，并對背后原因進(jìn)行了剖析。Airbnb制定了自己最近幾周的融資計劃，有報道說，它計劃以10億美元的估價，籌集1億多美元的資金。【彭博美國電視（ Bloomberg TV）、科技博客SAI（Silicon Alley Insider）、以及科技博客TechCrunch（TechCrunch）】

????* 我們的同事丹?普里麥克建議，那些對潘多拉公司（Pandora）搖擺不定的股值窮追猛打、橫加指責(zé)的批評家該冷靜思考一下了。[參見：《潘多拉災(zāi)難》（Pandora's Pox）或《潘多拉首次公開募股一敗涂地》 （Pandora IPO debacle）]。“僅憑3天的交易情況就得出結(jié)論，未免太過幼稚。”他在文中寫道。【《財富》（Fortune）】

????* 黑莓智能手機廠商RIM公司（Research in Motion）如今步履維艱（該公司不僅將其全年利潤預(yù)期值降低了30%，而且還計劃裁員）。RIM研發(fā)部門的一位前員工一語中的，揭示了原因所在：“他們當(dāng)真認(rèn)為自己理解消費類產(chǎn)品、業(yè)務(wù)、思維方式、以及營銷，但其實他們根本不懂。”【科技博客SAI（Silicon Alley Insider）、美國有限電視新聞網(wǎng)財經(jīng)網(wǎng)站CNNMoney（CNNMoney）】

????* 莫名其妙、不倫不類的點對點（P2P）在線貨幣Bitcoin目前可能春風(fēng)得意：甚至有家餐廳都開始接受這類貨幣了。盡管如此，但它好景不會太長。【《財富》（Fortune）】

????* 緊步《城市小鎮(zhèn)》（CityVille）等一系列游戲的后塵，Zynga公司最新出品的社交游戲《帝國與同盟》（Empires & Allies）的用戶群也在以驚人的速度擴大：發(fā)布后17天內(nèi)，用戶數(shù)就猛增至3,000多萬。【科技博客VentureBeat（VentureBeat）】

????* 跨平臺新聞閱讀器Pulse的開發(fā)商阿方索實驗室（Alphonso Labs）在其最新一輪融資中籌集到了900萬美元的資金。這一大受歡迎的閱讀器目前號稱擁有400萬個跨平臺用戶。

????* 消息人士對《電訊報》（The Telegraph）透露，MySpace有可能在6月底以1億美元的價格售出。據(jù)猜測，目前有意出價收購該娛樂性社交網(wǎng)站的幾方中包括由動視暴雪公司（Activision Blizzard）首席執(zhí)行官鮑比?科蒂克領(lǐng)銜的投資團和標(biāo)準(zhǔn)資本合伙人公司（Criterion Capital Partners）。【《電訊報》（The Telegraph）】

????* 通過這張有趣的、頗具諷刺意味的圖表，圖片達(dá)人可以找出自己喜歡圖片共享應(yīng)用。[提示：不管你如何進(jìn)行細(xì)分，結(jié)果都肯定不會是色彩（Color）]【科技博客TechCrunch（TechCrunch）】

????* （專注于蘋果產(chǎn)品的）科技網(wǎng)站Cult of Mac的邁克?艾爾甘撰文稱蘋果（Apple）應(yīng)該用其手中的幾十億美元資金征服（并且擁有）好萊塢。【科技網(wǎng)站Cult of Mac（Cult of Mac）】

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????* Bloomberg reports that Skype fired several high-ranking executives -- including vice presidents David Gurle, Christopher Dean, Russ Shaw, and Don Albert -- suggesting the Internet calling company may have done so to avoid even pricier employee payouts once the Microsoft acquisition deal goes through. (Bloomberg)

????* Y Combinator's Paul Graham took to Bloomberg TV to discuss how his startup incubator recently received the most applications ever -- 2000-plus -- and why Dropbox is worth more than the apartment-swapping startup, Airbnb, which made deadlines of its own in recent weeks for reportedly raising $100-million-plus at a $1 billion valuation. (Bloomberg TV via Silicon Alley Insider and TechCrunch)

????* Colleague Dan Primack suggests pundits pouncing on Pandora's oscillating share value (see: "Pandora's Pox" or "Pandora IPO debacle") chill out. "Reaching conclusions based on just three days of trading is sophomoric," he writes. (Fortune)

????* A former Research in Motion (RIM) employee weighs in on why the BlackBerry smartphone maker has it rough right now. (The company slashed its full-year profit expectations by 30% and also expects to layoff some of its staff.) "They honestly think they understand consumer product, business, mentality, marketing -- but they really don't," the source said. (Silicon Alley Insider and CNNMoney)

????* Enigmatic (and unregulated) peer-to-peer online currency Bitcoin may be enjoying success -- heck, it's even accepted at a restaurant now -- but don't expect that to the case for much longer. (Fortune)

????* Following in the footsteps of recent offerings like CityVille, Zynga's newest social game, Empires & Allies, has seen some pretty impressive growth: more than 30 million users in the 17 days since its launch. (VentureBeat)

????* Alphonso Labs, the makers of Pulse, raised $9 million during its most recent round of funding. The popular cross-platform news reader now claims 4 million users across platforms.

????* A source tells The Telegraph that MySpace could sell for $100 million or more by June 30. Current parties supposedly circling the social network-turned-entertainment hub include an investor group led by Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and Criterion Capital Partners.

????* An enjoyably snarky chart to help photo lovers figure out which photo-sharing app to use. (Hint: It won't be Color no matter how you slice it.) (TechCrunch)

????* Cult of Mac's Mike Elgan on why Apple should use its billions to crush (and own) Hollywood. (Cult of Mac)