[SteveHoward999]

Originally Posted by Perry Reed

I believe CNet suggest they could roll their own for about $200,000. My guess is that the number is somewhat higher than that, but FAR less than $2.5B.

Building software is easy. Building reputation is much much harder. I am happy to pay for SkypeOut, but would I even look at ePhoneOut?

[SteveHoward999]

Originally Posted by Perry Reed

I believe CNet suggest they could roll their own for about $200,000. My guess is that the number is somewhat higher than that, but FAR less than $2.5B.

Building software is easy. Building reputation is much much harder. I am happy to pay for SkypeOut, but would I even look at ePhoneOut?

[Cybrid]

Originally Posted by Dazz

But there have been so many examples of companies buying other companies and paying WAY too much that you just can't say this for sure. Hopefully they have thought it through but they might not have done enough thinking. Sometimes the desire to make sure nobody else gets it can make companies pay way too much.

Take a look at some of the HUGE telecom buyouts that ended up being way over valued and you will see what I mean. I don't subscribe to the "surely they know everything we don't" theory. :wink:

Neither do I, all I'm really saying is that many decisions in history need the objective clarification of time. Perhaps 5 years from now you can all "I told you! Didn't I tell Ya!" but conversely eBay may say so. Me I will reserve deciding until then. That way....I'm always right! So there! :lol:

[dazz]

Originally Posted by Cybrid

Me I will reserve deciding until then. That way....I'm always right! So there! :lol:

:lol: Can't argue with that!

[Perry Reed]

Originally Posted by Cybrid

Perry, D'you think the guy who sold it for $20 wouldn't have taken $10,000 if someone had offered? I don't think so!

Of course he would. But would he have paid $10,000 for it?

That's my point. I don't blame Skype. I'd take the money and run, too. I fault eBay for making what I think is a very poor business decision.

But you are correct that only time will tell who is right and who is wrong. So we'll wait and watch and see.