Comments on: Michael Jackson to Skype: Beat It

By: Is Skype losing it's coolness?

Is Skype losing it's coolness? — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:43:55 +0000

[...] people leaving at Skype in London and Estonia. Not sure how this fits with the step down of some Senior executives. It is always a bad sign when people step down themselves and even a worse sign when people get [...]

By: For Skypers, First The Party, Then The Job Cuts - GigaOM

For Skypers, First The Party, Then The Job Cuts - GigaOM — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:43:54 +0000

[...] Several senior executives had already quit the company. On October 1, Niklas announced that he was resigning as the CEO and Skype took an impairment charge of about $1.43 billion. [...]

By: Rumor: Skype4Sale? Google A Buyer? « GigaOM

Rumor: Skype4Sale? Google A Buyer? « GigaOM — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:04:38 +0000

[...] most of the old Skype team including co-founders Niklas and Janus gone, these rumors are bound to surface. [...]

By: Andy Abramson

Andy Abramson — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:25:14 +0000

The people who were running Skype beyond Niklas were EBAY people. Look for fresh blood from outside.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:04:11 +0000

It appears that the only original members of Skype now reside in Estonia. The entire original management in London has left the building.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:28:01 +0000

I think this is a good question you bring up Ian. lets see what happens.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:27:03 +0000

Moshe,

that is an excellent point. i guess that is precisely what they are doing right now. putting ebay people in charge.

By: online market research company

online market research company — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:16:23 +0000

Another web 2 taste the dust – Skype – was one of the winner but sad end seems to be bad news for industry:(

By: Ian Andrew Bell

Ian Andrew Bell — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:18:06 +0000

I'm not sure why eBay integration with Skype is necessary, or even desirable.

But go ahead, put an eBay person in charge of Skype... that'll be the final nail in the billion-dollar coffin.

By: Moshe Maeir

Moshe Maeir — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:53:29 +0000

Om, it might be time for Ebay to put a Ebay person to head Skype. That kind of person might put Ebay / Skype integration as a priority. Seems like that is only way to still make the merger succeed. Though as I wrote http://flatplanetphone.com/wordpress/?p=334 The deal was handicapped from Day 1, Ebay doesn’t want sellers and buyers to communicate too much, so they don’t circumvent Ebay :-)

By: raheemm

raheemm — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:40:15 +0000

This is hilarious! Great comedic effect Om!