EBay said Wednesday that its plans to offload Skype continued to progress, although executives notably did not refer to the possibility of an IPO, instead talking about “plans to separate” the business. In April, eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) said it would spin off Skype in an IPO during the first half of next year. The company later indicated, however, that it remained open to selling Skype to another party. EBay has been mired in litigation with Skype’s two founders over the rights to the peer-to-peer infrastructure behind Skype and there’s been speculation that the legal troubles could get in the way of an IPO and make a sale more likely.

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Skype continues to post strong numbers—a contrast to eBay’s core marketplace business. The unit’s revenue increased 25 percent during the quarter to $170 million. Skype added 37.3 million users, bringing its total number of registered users to 480.5 million.