Thanks for the propaganda spin on a dying company. After reading this
article on their attempt to diversify due to the dying auction site, I
wouldn't be surprised to see them close up shop completely by 2010. The
boycotts are what is driving the nails into the coffin. The one in May
will
be the coup de grace. Notice in the article how they refer to the Skype
debacle with the light-hearted term "earnout":
"As its core U.S. shopping business has slowed, eBay has turned to
acquisitions"
"Dave U.Random" <anonymous@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "...eBay has a wad of cash, zero debt, and is looking to fill
> product gaps by snapping up smaller, nimbler companies on the
> cheap...The company has about $5 billion on the balance sheet
> and anticipates generating an additional $2.3 billion to $2.4
> billion in free cash flow by the end of the year..."
>
> Business Week article: http://easyurl.net/eBayProwl
>
