I was having my research done over the internet then I stumble into information about e-Bay buying Skype. So, I was wondering why the No. 1 auction and bidding site would want to invest on VoIP. Then some blogs are pointing to ebay’s interest in using Skype technology on eBay’s website. For ebay, the technology would simplify the bidding and auction activities since both parties can just communicate directly on the said site.
Then, there is another angle that ebay is getting billion richer each year that they have to invest their wealth, convert their assets to another profitable investment rather than keeping it and distribute it to shareholders. Thus, since VoIP is the most promising investment today, eBay decided to buy Skype.
Whether eBay decided to buy Skype to use VoIP technology on their website, or bought Skpe to multiply their assets, ebay have made the wrong move when buying Skype. eBay spent $2.6 billion in 2005 to purchase Skype but had never hold control of Skpe’s technology. Now, they are spending huge amount of money to come up with software that would be helpful in continuing to run the VoIP technology that they purchased through Skype.
Hopefully, eBay would be successful with this endeavor and could come up with new development in VoIP world; otherwise they will less likely loose their customers. As of the moment, eBay pursuit for the right to the Skype technology is still under litigation. We just wait and see then what’s next between Skype and eBay.
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