SKYPE..Next big thing?
 

Hmm I think this will blow like Sirius over time and some patience :)

http://www.businessweek.com/technolo...1943_tc024.htm

hasnt skype been around for a good bit ?

2 years..

I am using SkypeOut to make calls back to the states while travelling.. the quality is amazing. my dsl upload max rate is 64 kbps.. and the quality of the call is better than using a landline with a phone card (which uses VOIP anyways).


Fight the Plug!

You missed the point of the article and the post, Skype is considering going IPO, and with the success that vonage has gained, and the installed base of skype, along with the fact that the technology is very impressive, it will be the next big thing to hit the financial markets and i am sure morgan stanley is just itching to rack up their fees on the IPO.

Skype may be yet another post-dot-com company that makes it to the wall street darling status... i know my startup didn't :(


Fight the dot-bombs!

I think this may be the next big thing. I certainly like the concept!

This supports my observation so far that people don't really click and read links that are posted, so better to copy/paste into the thread.

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Fight the GFY human behaviour!

the only thing that i don't like with Skype is that it makes thw whole comp work slow

...with a pictorial abstract since a pic is worth a thousand words, and a cliff notes summary for those that don't have the time to read the link, search for the highlighted main points, or the suggested pictorial.

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Fight the lazy bastards!

needs something in the way or earnings first, afaik it doesn't have any worth writing home about. There's even a few projects that use similar technology that allow calling of landlines for nothing.

when do you think
they'll be going public?

so we buy some stock:)

it'll be huge...

Skype will be huge but you have to wonder where the profit is going to come from. If everyone moves to skype, just where do the call charges come from? OK, that's a bad-case scenario but they're not making huge bucks and the potential isn't there like Sirius or XM. Both of those are trading on future subscriptions and hype, if Skype becomes subscription based they'll lose the majority of their customers. Also it's rather obvious that AOL/MSN and even Google will soon be adding VOIP to instant messaging programs.

The only thing Skype will trade on will be marginal profits and hype of a buyout (Fox is a potential suitor apparently, though their latest purchases don't make sense to me)

i love skype... i estimate it has saved me over $1.5k last year

I told you guys, it came sooner than expected huh :)