Comments on: eBay to launch a Skype IPO in 2010

eBay announces plans to spin off Skype in an IPO next year, setting the stage to divest of a company that failed to be a good fit after its acquisition four years ago.

[shootthecops]

skype + phone = dirt cheap calls

[Shawn_Anarchy]

i think that this is awesome. combined with their great service and rates, this could be a killer service. i think that all this needs is support for calling your skype contacts... maybe even videophone functionality.

[CBSTV]

"The expected synergies" did not materialize. How surprising. The same occurred in broadcast media when stations and networks merged.

[ddanckaert]

I've been a Skype *paying* customer for several years now. I have a DLINK SPH200D Skype Phone, and even got one for my mother-in-law. We have skype-out, and skype-in numbers. With all my experience with Skype, I can tell you the following: (1) Skype biling stinks. (2) Skype customer service is completely inaccessible. I had to interact with a moderator on a Skype forum (nice guy) to intervene with Skype to unlock my account after some Taiwanese person hacked my account and drained my balance. They never responded to any of my requests through their web site. (3) Skype's sound quality via Phones is of subpar quality.

If you have a headset and use Skype through a computer, the sound is fine. But that doesn't replace the utility of a handset.

What did I do, switch to Vonage. Costs more than skype, but way less than Verizon with many more services and capabilities. I love it--it is awesome.

[Universal_Indie_Records]

I use Skype as an expensive phone for my business for which I pay a nominal fee. I'd love to see them offer toll free numbers.