Comments on: Skype–the Twitter of Yesteryear–Hypes Web Telephone on Television (Plus: Biz Talks Biz!) http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090325/skype-the-twitter-of-yesteryear-hypes-web-telephone-on-television-plus-biz-talks-biz/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Niki Scevak http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090325/skype-the-twitter-of-yesteryear-hypes-web-telephone-on-television-plus-biz-talks-biz/#comment-9357 Niki Scevak Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:50:04 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=11299#comment-9357 How did you possibly justify this statement alongside the graphic: "Skype’s lackluster performance has made many think it was a very bad acquisition for eBay (EBAY), which paid $2.6 billion for it in 2005. " The firm has increased revenue more than ten-fold and is still showing healthy growth. The definition of a bad investment is one in which you cannot sell for more than you paid at a pretty basic level. With the current trajectory and even the crappy market, the firm would be able to get at least its initial purchase price if it wanted. I am not saying it's a bargain or a home run but it's pretty much a fair acquisition at what has turned out to be a fair price. If you don't agree, what figure would they be able to get in your mind such that it would be considered a bad acquisition? How did you possibly justify this statement alongside the graphic: “Skype’s lackluster performance has made many think it was a very bad acquisition for eBay (EBAY), which paid $2.6 billion for it in 2005. ”

The firm has increased revenue more than ten-fold and is still showing healthy growth.

The definition of a bad investment is one in which you cannot sell for more than you paid at a pretty basic level.

With the current trajectory and even the crappy market, the firm would be able to get at least its initial purchase price if it wanted.

I am not saying it’s a bargain or a home run but it’s pretty much a fair acquisition at what has turned out to be a fair price.

If you don’t agree, what figure would they be able to get in your mind such that it would be considered a bad acquisition?

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