tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10258690.post112654304166474205..comments2009-03-05T19:23:20.256-08:00Comments on Effy's Blog: EBay to Pay at Least $2.6B for Skype - WHY???effy hochsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06719807028511275704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10258690.post-1127252653598444062005-09-20T14:44:00.000-07:002005-09-20T14:44:00.000-07:00Firstly let me say that I am proud to be the first...Firstly let me say that I am proud to be the first non-effy person on this blog.<BR/><BR/>As to skype deal - the concept is perfect for Ebay. To add this functionality will be useful. However, surely there was a cheaper way to go about this. If Google are building their own platform and MSN practically have theirs, I am sure Ebay could have gone out to India found soe programmers and had their own engine built for a fraction of the cost.<BR/>Even if you say they bought the property simply for the customers, I am pretty confident that if you cross reference them the majority are already ebay customers anyway.<BR/>My opinion - overpaid. Had it been an all stock deal would have been one thing. But they paid cash and cash is king....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com