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30 commentsMonday, November 2, 2009
Skype Founders Reportedly Close to Settlement with eBay
eBay Says Skype Deal Will Still Go Through
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Wow, this is cazyness! I
Wow, this is cazyness! I can't believe how much people are sueing for these days!
Tort reform needed!
Yet another example of why we need 'Loser Pays' litigation reform in this country. If you know you're gonna get stuck with all the bills, you won't file frivilous or ridiculous suits. And blood-sucking lawyers won't take cases they know could result in no-blood-to-suck!
Check Please!
Typical of the silly @$$ Canadian Government to use Canadian Taxpayer (our government pension plan) dollars to over pay top dollar for something they could get for free. I've cut the cord with our Saskatchewan Government controlled Crown Corporation long ago with a FREE download of OPEN SOURCE software long ago. With a simple search they could have easily found TrixBox (http://sourceforge.net/projects/asteriskathome/). Like DUH! Download, install and go! They could have saved 1.9 billion dollars for more worthy investments! Hell, I'll sell you the system I'm running in my office for cheap, just 750 million would be fine. Make the check payable to: Darcy Moen, Saskatchewan Entrepreneur
I think you just made your
I think you just made your website look foolish by posting such an uneducated comment. You think the government paid $1.7 billion for a Skype software license?
They are looking at investing money in the company as SHARES in the hopes of making a return on the investment for the tax payer pension plan. Buying a little more than a piece of software. Skype is a company that actually makes profit, and is a smart investment.
Like DUH!
Its about the principle of the matter
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Ebay, Skype and Google???
If they keep at this for much longer, Google will replace them both. Google Voice for your skype replacement and some kinda G-Bay thing (not Froogle). eBay probably shouldn
't threaten its users like they are just banking on their free service (even though we are) but treat us more like they care about us. Ofcourse I use Skype...I will also find an alternative if they shut it down.
Shutting Down skype
I think e-bay would shut it down if the lawsuit has viable cause to it.The source code may not be a primary function in how skype works but if its a source code that allows skype to function better or some sort of streamline process.I can see why Friis and Zenstromm would be pissed. If their agreement says they own that source code they added to skype and e-bay has to show who they show what to. And they show that code or any part of skype functionality without advance notice if they are supposed to.That is opening up a can of worms no one wants to deal with.So if Friis and Zenstomm have a sales contract that the source code is there own creation under the new company and can not be shown at all.Wow e-bay is going to get a kick in rear they didnt expect. It wouldnt be the first time some major company shut something down that everyone loved.So I also wonder if skype will turn into a more social media like Ustream or something where you can do higher end conferences and so on.They havent really done a whole lot of investment into skype. The quality would improve if they would put it on better servers or better action script or something or html. It would be bad to loose skype but I was just thinking maybe this whole thing is a scare tactic to get people nervous then say they had to pay millions for re-placement code and then skype rates go up with out improving the quality of it. Then skype would have the same wonderful stories like e-bay and say were not making enough. Mega corps suck because the people that run them really dont know how.
too many lawsuits
This mess of lawsuits takes a genius to figure out, who is suing who and why? Good information though, maybe we an all learn a lesson on how to do business or how not to do business.
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Skype
It is unlikely bay will shut down Skype. Can you imagine how unpopular that will make eBay?
Being unpopular doesn't seem
Being unpopular doesn't seem to worry ebay,in fact they seem to positively thrive on it.
Cheaper Options
Are there cheaper options than Skype in the UK?
I am one of those people who would suffer greatly is skype shuts down. I use them for business communications as well and personal. Skype has been gathering pace in the UK I for one have been championing it as i see it as a reasonable alternative to costly phone companies like BT.
Would I be able to sue, Skype if they decide to shut it down? I would loose touch with customers, loose business and potential business etc.
ebay
Certainly this is confusing news, surely the source code is ebay's property and their purchase of skype must have this detailed
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eBay and Skype
If eBay shuts down Skype there is going to be tons of ticked off people. Do they really think those ticked off people are then going to switch to whatever alternative they are coming up with.
sad news
Things aren't looking good for Skype (or eBay) which is sad because it really makes it easier to stay in touch with folks living overseas. I'll keep my fingers crossed that this all gets resolved soon!
Whatta...
75 mill a day? Ridiculous numbers. That`s gotta be one nice piece of code.
Agree with the guy above me; law suits HAVE gone grazy in that country. I cant believe common sence have become some kind of second choice when it comes to cases like this.
Skype Hype
So, if eBay can't use use the code that runs Skype, then what did they buy? The database of clients?
eBay needs to go under!
I think that eBay has gotten too big for their britches (as my grandmother would say). They need to be taken out completely and make room for new and better technology. They are still operating under a 1997 mentality... They charge enormous fees, change their policies like a shirt and then, on top of all of that, they display ads on their site... as if they were not making enough already!
Don't get me started on eBay...
And I am not just some random user... I'm a partner in a company that sells about 50 - 100 a week on eBay. I would love to see the market place shift.
I think that eBay has gotten too big ...
I think that eBay has gotten too big for their britches (as my grandmother would say). They need to be taken out completely and make room for new and better technology. They are still operating under a 1997 mentality... They charge enormous fees, change their policies like a shirt and then, on top of all of that, they display ads on their site... as if they were not making enough already!
Don't get me started on eBay... I AGREE WITH YOU. THANKS FOR WRITING WHAT I THOUGHT.
Too Bad Really like Skype for cheap international calls
Lawsuits, just like wars, anytime you start one you never know how it is going to finish, differences are best fought in board rooms, rather than in courthouses when everybody loses, except for the lawyers of course.
Too Bad I Really like Skype for cheap international calls. I sure hope that I can get my credit back if they fold it up, but hey maybe that will be a class action law suit and I can get a gift certificate from Ebay on how to buy and sell on Ebay!
This won't be the first time eBay shoots itself in the foot
eBay is probably bluffing when they threaten to shut down Skype. This will certainly reduce the value of the technology in question and the threat may put them in a position of strength when negotiating with Friis and Zennstrom . Unfortunately for eBay stock holders the value of Skype will tank.
I'm watching with interest to see if eBay can weasel their way out of this one. Shutting down Skype would be a very stupid move. However it won't be their first or their last.
Dont shut down Skype
Nnnnnooooo!!
Dont kill Skype! It has been my main phone line for over a year now. I have turned multiple friends on to it in various countries in the last years. I do hope they can settle this in a civilized manner without hurting the millions of dedicated Skype users around the world.
Skype founders' may have a point
It looks like eBay is basically admitting they have messed up. It would make no sense to say the claims are "without merit" but then to say they may shut down Skype. No company, especially one that large will even consider turning off such a service if they know that the claims against them have no merit.
Either way law suits have
Either way law suits have gone crazy in this country.
The point to it is why fight
The point to it is why fight with them? Ebay is a big enough company to know that this can be dragged on for 10 years or more. Rather then argue with them while paying lawyers and court fees defending themselves they shut it down and bring out what they are working on. It's perfect business sense.
The whole thing is that they bought the technology (that is just P2P with VOIP which any college kid could make on a weekend.) and then the old Skype guys aren't making any money anymore so they want a piece of these billions. They bring in this lawsuit and try to get themselves a slice. What happens to them is that no one will work with them ever again. They just tainted themselves and everything they touch. Because naming Ebay is one thing, but trying to get the investors too? Who'd work with these guys in the future? Microsoft probably. *laughs* But other then that don't expect to see them bring out anything but what they make themselves, and they better not plan on selling it because no one will buy after they go through with this. Bad reputation and all.
It's sad.
Shut Down Skype ...
I don't think eBay could look to shut down Skype even temporarily and survive the effects of it. Too many businesses are now reliant on Skype for their skype-in number. I would be lost if my number stopped working but maybe its just the persuasion i would need to look up one of their cheaper competitors.
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