Ebay to buy skype for $2 - 3Billion?

[Rolo]

A bit pricey...

$3 billion : 162 million "downloads" (not registered users) = $18.51 per downloaded version
$3 billion : 53 million "registered users" (not paying users) = $56.60 per registered user
$3 billion : 2 million "paying users" = $1500.00 per paying user

I know of cellphone companies that have paid $250-300 per paying user, and they had high profits on the per minute billing... skype is selling a small profit margin minutes and is getting $1500 per paying user. I can see how its not a telco company that is bidding the $3 billion - they must be looking for something more to make this a good business. And you can be sure that MS and Google is getting ready to fight it out in this sector - a very good time to sell if I was Skype.

[RyanLanane]

Originally Posted by Rolo

A bit pricey...

$3 billion : 162 million "downloads" (not registered users) = $18.51 per downloaded version
$3 billion : 53 million "registered users" (not paying users) = $56.60 per registered user
$3 billion : 2 million "paying users" = $1500.00 per paying user

I know of cellphone companies that have paid $250-300 per paying user, and they had high profits on the per minute billing... skype is selling a small profit margin minutes and is getting $1500 per paying user. I can see how its not a telco company that is bidding the $3 billion - they must be looking for something more to make this a good business. And you can be sure that MS and Google is getting ready to fight it out in this sector - a very good time to sell if I was Skype.

Rolo, look at it this way ...

Where do you 'think' all the major telephone companies with land lines as the majority of their business will be in 10 years?

Answer : They will not be around or will have been bought out by Internet Providers. The smart phone companies that got heavy into the internet like SBC will survive and go with the new technology.... The majority of phone companies will go out of business. There will no longer be a need for a traditional phone line as 90% of America (or more) will be using the phone through the internet.. So unless their internet provider is the phone company.. Buh Bye.

My 2 cents anyways...