互联网通话的领军公司Skype的成功为新欧洲创业精神树立了一个惊人的典范。

The success of Skype, which pioneered internet-based telephone calls, was a striking example of the new European entrepreneurialism.

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那些分离的关系密切的家庭因为有限的资金而选择象互联网通话服务，即时通讯和webcams这些便宜的方法。

Dispersed families with strong ties and limited resources have taken to voice-over-internet services, im and webcams, all of which are cheap or free.

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次日，微软就宣布豪掷85亿美元收购互联网通话和视频服务Skype，相当于该公司去年销售额的10倍，对应营业利润的倍数更是高达400倍。

The next day Microsoft announced its purchase of Skype, an internet calling and video service, for a frothy-looking $8.5 billion—ten times its sales last year and 400 times its operating income.

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