Comments on: Skype: The Sexier Story is Growth http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/04/21/skype-the-sexier-story-is-growth/ A Canadian Take on the Web Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:13:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Erik http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/04/21/skype-the-sexier-story-is-growth/#comment-56753 Erik Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:40:27 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3347#comment-56753 I have to agree...I still see Skype as a souped up IM service rather than a stripped down telco...maybe that's short-sighted but with all of the net neutrality (or lack thereof) issues, there will be a QoS issue for some time to come. Which is why I see one obvious buyer...the big G...whose own IM service leaves a lot to be desired. Would be a good leapfrog play for them...much like youtube was for Google Video. I have to agree…I still see Skype as a souped up IM service rather than a stripped down telco…maybe that’s short-sighted but with all of the net neutrality (or lack thereof) issues, there will be a QoS issue for some time to come.

Which is why I see one obvious buyer…the big G…whose own IM service leaves a lot to be desired. Would be a good leapfrog play for them…much like youtube was for Google Video.

]]> By: Livecrunch http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/04/21/skype-the-sexier-story-is-growth/#comment-56455 Livecrunch Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:17:52 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3347#comment-56455 Finally they did something better, I mean if you look at it different way, you can do same with msn messenger or yahoo. Finally they did something better, I mean if you look at it different way, you can do same with msn messenger or yahoo.

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