Comments on: Skype Reports 61% YOY Growth; All Quiet On Google Front

By: eBay admite vender Skype - Google Discovery

eBay admite vender Skype - Google Discovery — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:04:01 +0000

[...] de publicar o balanço trimestral, em 16/04/2008, com resultados não muito animadores, principalmente no que tange à sua divisão [...]

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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:07:12 +0000

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By: eBay Will Sell Skype: Report

eBay Will Sell Skype: Report — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:18:48 +0000

[...] news comes despite strong Q1 figures for Skype and others reports suggesting a Google buyout or alliance may be in the works. CrunchBase [...]

By: Joe Adu

Joe Adu — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:11:19 +0000

Hi Mark!

By: Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Sramana Mitra on Strategy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:58:26 +0000

Not Bullish on eBay…

I said earlier upon Meg Whitman’s departure that eBay has a bounce back opportunity ahead. As their new CEO, John Donahoe, announced Q1 results today, they exceeded market expectations on all counts. Q1 revenues of $2.19 billion and EPS of $0.42 …

By: Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Sramana Mitra on Strategy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:58:26 +0000

Not Bullish on eBay…

By: Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Sramana Mitra on Strategy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:58:26 +0000

Not Bullish on eBay…

By: tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » How much is Skype worth?

tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » How much is Skype worth? — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:33:42 +0000

[...] value of the company. eBay is aware of that, and according to GigaOM, expect news over the weekend. TechCrunch predicts that an alliance with Google could be coming. addthis_url = [...]

By: Dheeraj Sultanian

Dheeraj Sultanian — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:29:59 +0000

So Skype basically makes $1.50 per user a year? I see that there is either really low monetization potential, or that there is massive potential here for making money.

Facebook also makes about $1.00 per user per year (based on leaked financials) and they are worth $15B based on potential…

By: DimWit

DimWit — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:04:55 +0000

@Et

Exactly. That said, I believe that Google is playing a quiet chess game to really blow out the big carriers. Look at the moves:

1. Android wins support of cell phone device manufacturers (and open source community) via the promise of revenue sharing.
2. Google gets open access via recent FCC auction and through white space.
3. Google buys Skype, combines it with Google Talk and creates MASSIVE user base (which includes existing AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc customers).

So they’d have the devices, the VoIP program, and the wireless access to offer large-scale VoIP services …

By: Et

Et — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:59:49 +0000

@5
… and thereby making enemies of most mobile carriers. Not likely.

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Skype、対前年比61%増、Googleの買収の噂に進展なし

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Skype、対前年比61%増、Googleの買収の噂に進展なし — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:59:43 +0000

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By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:21:37 +0000

Skype is great service

By: math0ne

math0ne — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:24:08 +0000

I just wish skype would open up its protocol. I would still pay for skype out, etc. I just want one integrated messaging platform!

By: Solacetech

Solacetech — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:52:49 +0000

Even though Skype does the same thing yahoo and Aim does, Skype is THE techie telephony program! My business runs off of skype…

By: Roundup of Thoughts for Today 4.16.08 | Darrel Girardier

Roundup of Thoughts for Today 4.16.08 | Darrel Girardier — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:30:53 +0000

[...] Skype Adds 33 Milliion New Users: Great more people to clog up the network. Skype is great when it works. However when it goes down. It goes down. [...]

By: Sudoku Maniac

Sudoku Maniac — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:02:33 +0000

Voice calls will become free in the near future .. I guess

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:40:55 +0000

Apple should dip into the war chest and grab Skype.. free calls on the iPhone.

By: Bad boy

Bad boy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:56:30 +0000

I uninstalled Skype.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:45:24 +0000

Skype is great… it has a lot of potential yet to be untapped… it just has to hang in there!

Jon
http://dreamclue.com …get the message!

By: Siddharth

Siddharth — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:58:04 +0000

Skype is great service and have very huge potential to grow in a long term and is still growing fast. As fast as internet and wifi being deployed in every areas this service is not a big thing that take a part of cellular industry.

By: Cody

Cody — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:57:59 +0000

Great success!