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Like most stories, there are two sides to the issue. It seems like the P2P tech was a big "insider info" advantage that enabled Volpi to close the deal. The f
by idm 17y ago
Like most stories, there are two sides to the issue.
It seems like the P2P tech was a big "insider info" advantage that enabled Volpi to close the deal. The fact that he knew Skype could be implemented without the P2P backend was reassuring enough to the investors that they purchased Skype.
My understanding is that the very fact Volpi had that information is kindof sketchy, kindof "insidery." In other words, Skype might never have been sold if the buyers didn't already know they could cut out the P2P backend, but they would never have had that knowledge if Volpi hadn't worked so closely with Skype's tech.
- jacquesm 17y agoSo, the real question then is why does that matter ? If they decide to cut out the P2P backend shouldn't that be their freedom to choose to do so ? If ebay wants to unload skype I can imagine that the best candidate to unload it to would be the one that knows the most about it. Most parties that want to buy something will want to know everything there is possibly to know about it before they buy it. Technical due-dilligence would normally look exactly at factors like this, and as far as I know it is ebay that is selling, not J&F.