I have been a longtime fan of Skype since I read a Wired article where the founders were hiding in Europe to avoid being served a subpoena. The service took off in Europe first with many business people including a Skype number on their business card. I was surprised in 05 when eBay bought Skype only to NOT be surprised in late 07, when they had to write-off 1.4 billion when Skype did not live up...
The Skype Train
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