Saturday, September 17, 2005

Skype Hunting

I wonder if I'm the only one who questions why Ebay is agreeing to by Skype in a close to 4 Billion Dollar Deal. Has the fact that their revenues are starting to slow to normal levels turned them into your average run of the mill idiot publicly traded company buying anything within the ballpark of their business hoping to drive the stock price up?

What benefit is there really in a VOIP service for Internet auctions. Ebay envisions people talking to each other about their trading, asking questions, completing transactions, etc. Do they really think that I'm going to spend time either answering or asking whether that Boba Fett in the blister pack is really in mint condition?

In terms of purchases, PayPal it ain't.