eBay will buy Skype..damnit
By UsaydTibault, apologies from me - you were slightly more realistic!
London, September 12, 2005 – eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY; www.ebay.com) has agreed to acquire Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies SA, the global Internet communications company, for approximately $2.6 billion in up-front cash and eBay stock, plus potential performance-based consideration. The acquisition will strengthen eBay’s global marketplace and payments platform, while opening several new lines of business and creating significant new monetization opportunities for the company. The deal also represents a major opportunity for Skype to advance its leadership in Internet voice communications and offer people worldwide new ways to communicate in a global online era. Skype, eBay and PayPal will create an unparalleled ecommerce and communications engine for buyers and sellers around the world.
:arrow: Skype Press Release
Well as I always say, the big get bigger and the small get smaller (okay maybe I don’t but whatever). Basically now that eBay’s purchased Skype I reckon there will be two major differences.
1. A price difference. Lets face it most people want money and eBay’s probably no exception. That means that i’d expect to see at least a rise in prices of the current application.
2. Futher improvements. The software now has a huge company backing it, that means they have the money to improve even futher - mainly to combat the rivalry VOIP software that is coming.
Anyways Skype, you sellouts! 
September 12th, 2005 at 7:52 pm
Hehe, and you said it wouldn’t happen
who’s right now? 
Seriously now: I’m really excited about this ((c) Steve Jobs:wink:), and wonder what will come of it. Only the gods know if this’ll turn out to be a good or a bad thing.
September 12th, 2005 at 7:56 pm
hahahhaa - The Apple Video for the iPod nano! hahahha
Seriously, interesting things to come!