Skype to start charging for calls? Sooner or later
Posted by testcrunch on 21st December 2006
I can’t believe how long Skype has been giving away their VOIP for free.
Its great for everybody. Hundreds of millions of people all over the world get to make calls for diddley-squat, both national and international. Got a feeling as soon as there are lots of people dependent on it that that will change. Either a monthly charge, though that might be hard for them to collect on or versions of the Skype client that will work for a year for $30. Not too much for most people knowing that they won’t have a landline bill due of a couple of times that figure each quarter.
And all of a sudden eBay, who own Skype, suddenly generate revenues of $30 times 200m, and thats $6 followed by a shed full of zeroes. How much did eBay pay for Skype? Whatever it was it kinda makes sense.
Quote of the day
‘I have a theory that the truth is never told in the nine-to-five hours’ Hunter S. Thompson (1939-2005)
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