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EBay admits to overpaying for Skype

In an article from the Times EBay admitted that it over paid for the internet telephone company Skype. EBay spent 2.6 billion dollars in 2005 to acquire the company and it still has yet to show a profit. Even though the there are currently about 200 million Skype users, EBay execs have failed to find away to entice them to use the paid services in numbers that will improve the profitability of the company. Now that Vonage may be out the door due to the lawsuit with Verizon Skype may very...

Skype

When you use the free Skype software, you can connect to other Skype users so that you can talk and chat.  For more detailed behind the scenes insight, read more about their cutting edge p2p technology here.    

Skype

Skype currently is available for Mac OS, Linux, Windows 2000, and XP.  It will also work on Windows mobile devices.  Check back often for updates to additional operating systems that may be added to Skypes list.