I just installed Skype on my laptop. It works fine, but I did it mostly out of curiosity for now. But, I can't help think of all that I have read on the possibilities for increased online buyer and seller timely interaction and good communication.
Two days ago on their Share Blog, Niclas and Janus (Skype's founders) said "We believed that voice is the most natural way for people to communicate and that making it widely and easily available would be a major step forward in Internet communications. We also thought that as the Internet grew, there was no reason why everyone in world shouldn’t be able to talk for free." It should be interesting to see if the basic service does remain free as there is speculation about how eBay buyers and sellers could be charged on a "Pay Per Call" basis using Skype technology.
For now, I'll just trust in the fact that the internet is bringing about more reciprocal power between the sellers and the consumer buyers. Pete Blackshaw's company, PlanetFeedback, is a true example of this "balancing of power".
But for those into reading some speculation on the eBay acquisition of Skype, the A VC blog has some good comments. Also, the independently run Skype Journal has a good post with a comment referring to The Jeff Pulver Blog.
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