[swombat]

I didn't say it's not a killer product - but it's nowhere near being at the height of its hype curve. That was probably around the time it got bought by eBay.

Skype is also useful for video calls within a country, and for easy conference calls. Free international calls to other skype users are, of course, the killer app, though.

[jhancock]

when ebay bought skype it was at the "height of its hype curve" with a niche audience (geeks like us). My mother had still never heard of it. Now she has.