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Telecommunications eBay devalues Skype; Zennstrom steps down as CEO
Telecommunications eBay devalues Skype; Zennstrom steps down as CEO | eBay devalues Skype; Zennstrom steps down as CEO |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Tuesday, 02 October 2007 | |
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Page 2 of 2 Ovum for one was unconvinced. It commented at the time: "It's questionable whether most eBay sellers want direct real-time communication with buyers. Merchants are probably too busy, and individuals will find it hard to weed-out timewasters pestering them for trivial information. E-mail surely works very well in those situations." Certainly eBay has not been prominent in promoting synergies with the Skype business. However it is still growing strongly. Featured Whitepaper
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Skype generated only $US7 million in revenues in 2004, and ebay forecast that it would generate more than $US200 million in 2006.{moscomment} |
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