What is Meg thinking?! I had my doubts about MySpace/IGN valuations for Fox... but Skype! Perhaps someone can tell me what I'm missing: Skype, founded by two guys who can't step foot in the US because of Kazaa; exploding number of subscribers, but gees... it is FREE! So that should be no surprise... $2.6bn-$4bn for a business that's 2 years old and finding a business model. That's double or triple the entire budget Murdoch has to build his Internet empire.
Ebay's official line is as follows: 1) Skype brings in new customer base, and 2) Skype offers its existing customers a valuable resource. On 1), it's not like eBay is an unknown brand in this day and age; and 2) so what?
Very perplexed. I'd have to say though, that I've always admired Meg Whitman... She's probably seeing something I'm not.
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The downfall of Ebay is upon us. Ebay has been one of the greatest Internet brands and Yahoo and google two others. While google continues to amaze us Ebay seems to be heading to the path of distruction. It is a great idea bringing such a marketplace together. Bringing the maximum number of buyers and sellers to one spot guarantees the seller the largest possible audience and buyers can find anything at all that they are looking for at a market set price.
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