I heard today that eBay's in talks to purchase skype for somewhere between 2 and 5 billion dollars. What's that all about and why on earth would they pay so much for a company that makes sooooo little? Is it that skype is expected to revolutionize the international trade community by allowing you to talk to someone on the other side of the world virtually for free? is it that skype has the potential to dominate the voip market in a few years by being the low cost leader? i'm not sure at this point. There's absolutely no indication that it's even a viable company at this point.

Well, i'm up in the air on this one. While i think that eBay is a great company that has a ton of potential, I think that the hype around skype might just be smoke out of a pipe.