Ebay is seething with rage as yahoo took 40% stake in Alibaba in China. They want to counter that by acquring a large user base in Asia, so that their experience in Japan (Where ebay was kicked out completely by local players) is not repeated in China and India.
This is an example of how you could make mistakes, if you don't keep your cool and learn to count from 1 to 10 before you prss the trigger on the gun. Seshu Kanuri -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Colin Anderson Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 3:49 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion Seems to me that the intellectual property (the network + encryption + client) is really the crown jewel here and an Ebay/Skype client is a no brainer. In fact, I can see a scenario where they drop or severly de-ephasize the voice part for their ends - maybe reduced to a "Powered by Skype" blurb on the client skin (just like you see "Powered by AOL search" or other claptrap on CNN) The reality will be how well Ebay handles this. They will probably bumble it. Funny thing is, for the $2.6 bil they spent for IP+client list, they chould have designed and implemented their *own* stuff coupled with the mother of all marketing campaigns (think global: tons of Skype users are Asians - any Asian users on the list care to comment about how this is being percieved in Asia?) May You Live In Interesting Times. -------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
