Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-13 Thread Steve Kennedy
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 06:00:25PM -0700, Matt wrote: anyone knows how skype provide world wide call service to regular phones by voip at such low rate? is this by partnerships with various * isps? Skype do deals with local telcos, they use G.729/SIP for SkypeIn/Out between them and the local

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-13 Thread Anders Svensson
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 06:00:25PM -0700, Matt wrote: anyone knows how skype provide world wide call service to regular phones by voip at such low rate? is this by partnerships

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-13 Thread Matt
Discussion' asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 3:38 AM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion Skype prices is not that low. F.ex buying price today for Argentina Buenos Aires is between 0,0050 and 0,0056 Euro and Skype charge 0,0170 euro

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Dean Collins
This is the most insane decision taken by eBay ever. If I was an investor I would be devastated. There is nothing wrong with a company starting up a voice over ip service but this isn't what eBay should be doing. Companies need to understand they are stewards for their investors money not the

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Kanuri, Seshu \(Company IT\)
As an ex 7th employee of PayPal before it was sold to ebay and having gone through Ebay's carenot attitude to it's customers, let alone investors, I concur with Dean's comments on ebay's future. If you still have ebay's shares in your closet, get them out now. Seshu Kanuri Dean Collins Wrote:

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Colin Anderson
. -Original Message- From: Dean Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:27 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion This is the most insane decision taken by eBay ever. If I

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Nathan C. Smith
. -Original Message- From: Dean Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:27 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion This is the most insane decision taken by eBay ever. If I

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Iqbal
and to be bought out. I'm sure there is champagne and hookers galore at the Skype offices today. -Original Message- From: Dean Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:27 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Kanuri, Seshu \(Company IT\)
cents Seshu Kanuri -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Colin Anderson Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:06 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Colin Anderson
] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 1:01 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion That theory sounds great on paper, but consider some of the factors below. 1) On the web there are no loyalties. Today it is Skype

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Lull, Rick
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 1:01 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion That theory sounds great on paper, but consider some of the factors below. 1) On the web there are no loyalties. Today

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Kanuri, Seshu \(Company IT\)
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Steve Kennedy
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 07:30:56PM +0100, Iqbal wrote: 70 million users, now how many of these are ALREADY ebay customers. Google never made a succes out of any other thing other than search and that will remain the case, companies never do, they are usually good at what they started at,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Iqbal
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

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Brian Capouch
Kanuri, Seshu (Company IT) wrote: 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.

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Paul
at the Skype offices today. -Original Message- From: Dean Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:27 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion This is the most insane

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Jonathan k. Creasy
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

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Kanuri, Seshu \(Company IT\)
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Kennedy Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 4:04 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 07:30:56PM +0100, Iqbal wrote: 70 million users, now

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Jay Milk
. -Original Message- From: Colin Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:49 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

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Kanuri, Seshu \(Company IT\)
The article below, posted a while ago by a Wharton dude is very predictive and interesting on Skype's power. http://www2.cio.com/higher/report3799.html Some snippets from the article are pasted here: -- Skype's potential has a few big investors

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Race Vanderdecken
Hmmm, Let me see. Skype has 54 million registered users that the online retailer eBay can add to its marketing arsenal. The initial payment of $2.6 billion values those registered users at just more than $48 each Skype has current revenue of about $60,000,000 a year.

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Steve Kennedy
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 05:38:31PM -0400, Race Vanderdecken wrote: Hmmm, Let me see. Skype has 54 million registered users that the online retailer eBay can add to its marketing arsenal. The initial payment of $2.6 billion values those registered users at just more than $48 each

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Colin Anderson
Oho, now we get to the meat of it: Mark Hachman, ZDNet: In the last few weeks, however, Skype has created a joint venture with China's top wireless Internet company, Tom Online, and formed a voice services program that will allow third-parties to provide services over the Skype network, while

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Matt
__ - Original Message - From: Race Vanderdecken [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:38 PM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion Hmmm, Let me see. Skype has 54

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion

2005-09-12 Thread Chris HARIGA
__ - Original Message - From: Race Vanderdecken [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:38 PM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Skype purchased by Ebay 2.6 Billion Hmmm, Let me see