September 08, 2005

Skype acquired by Ebay for $5bn ?

Posted at 13:50 | | 4 Comments

Hum, that would be an acquisition... The FT says 5bn, the WSJ says one to two bn, looks like the rumor needs some fact checking....

I don't buy it one second. They said recently they would start thinking at $100 billion. :)

http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=11288_0_8_0_C


Of course, that's a lie, but still, it doesn't fit ebay (unless they plan something which is lingering in the back of my head) and is not enough.

Oliver Thylmann, September 08, 2005 at 15:18

It fits ebay fine. It gets them onto the desktop. Ebay is about trust networks, which fits with Skype, and they will make money by means of payment services. To get payments to work really well, you need some sort of wallet on the user's computer. See http://www.eire.com/2005/09/10/analysts-just-dont-get-it-on-ebayskype-deal/

Antoin O Lachtnain, September 10, 2005 at 09:47

Interesting view there, Antoin.

Loic, what is your view on the possible deal ? What, in your opinion, is the strategy behind acquiring Skype ?

Vasco, September 12, 2005 at 09:29

Interesting view there, Antoin.

Loic, what is your view on the possible deal ? What, in your opinion, is the strategic idea behind this acquisition ?

Vasco, September 12, 2005 at 09:32

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