On May 11, 2011, at 9:32 AM, Robert Nesius wrote:

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> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Ryan Coleman <ryanjcole at me.com> wrote:
> On May 11, 2011, at 9:15 AM, Florin Iucha wrote:
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> > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 08:16:47AM -0500, Ryan Coleman wrote:
> >>> Now, this is not necessary a bad thing - this is how Skype makes money
> >>> and can keep its services discounted to clients and profitable to the
> >>> shareholders.  As long as you know and you agree, all is fine.  The
> >>> trouble is when Skype consumes more resources that one expects.
> >>
> >> Except that they have yet to turn a true profit :)
> >
> > How does $6bn sound?
> 
> Well, ok... on the sale, but not as a business model.
> 
> 
> For a lot of tech companies, getting purchased is the business model. :) 

Touché
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