{"id":39,"date":"2005-09-12T23:37:49","date_gmt":"2005-09-12T22:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.odrakir.com\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2005-09-12T23:58:18","modified_gmt":"2005-09-12T22:58:18","slug":"ebay-and-skype-all-the-hype-no-fuss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.odrakir.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/12\/ebay-and-skype-all-the-hype-no-fuss\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay and Skype: all the hype, no fuss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Techblogs exploded today with what might be called the deal of the day (yes day, with the current pace of buys, sells and computer geek star recruitment, the IT world is changing literally in a daily basis), but still the question remains: WHY?<\/p>\n<p>Why did eBay bought Skype? What will they do? How can they profit?<\/p>\n<p>Well, in my stupid opinion, if anyone wants to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153buy it\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to look at this deal as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s buy it before Microsoft does\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Skype is better than Google Talk, so let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s buy it\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. These are stupid, yes, but it has some logic. At this time, we have four variables in the IT Universe that might change the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153balance\u00e2\u20ac\u009d: Apple, Microsoft, Google and Yahoo. And now eBay wants to play big. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One<\/strong> &#8211; eBay has PayPal, a formidable service that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s used for more that auction payments. PayPal might be considered a pseudo bank, and who owns a bank controls the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153money flow\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two<\/strong> &#8211; eBay has Skype, a well established VoIP network infrastructure that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s growing every day. VoIP is the future of voice communications, no doubt, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s prices are much more affordable than regular and mobile phone calls, so there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s competition and profit here, even more when Skype Video is released.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Three<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c eBay is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 a auction \/ trading company, living of transaction fees\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 this is the piece of the puzzle that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fit. For now, eBay is not using Skype for site support calls with operators. It might prove to be useful in the future, to outsource or even license the technology, or just like they did with Paypal. Imagine a mega site that can operate as a Support Call Center for commercial websites. In the future, yes, but not for now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PayPal will be used to buy more Skype Credits, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s for sure, but this would mean nothing to eBay, other that a fem millions more using PayPal.<\/p>\n<p>In my true opinion, Skype won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be used \/ merged with eBay. I think we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be seeing eBay investing in more Skype In\/Out infrastructures and creating new services, as Skype Video, to create some income. Videocalls is something that telecommunication companies still can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t provide at a low cost. Either way, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that or selling it to one of the four variables.<\/p>\n<p>Now&#8230; eBay buying Amazon, that would be something&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[tags]eBay, Skype, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Talk, VoIP[\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Techblogs exploded today with what might be called the deal of the day (yes day, with the current pace of buys, sells and computer geek star recruitment, the IT world is changing literally in a daily basis), but still the question remains: WHY? Why did eBay bought Skype? What will they do? 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