Comments on: Stephen Fry likes the S2 Skypephone too http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:33:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html/comment-page-1#comment-244105 Mike42 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:05:49 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html#comment-244105 I doubt it. For all its being a verb now, Skype actually has a tiny cashflow from the tiny % of users who actually pay them cash to talk. If they made a phone themselves, they would need to MVNO with a partner to run them on. They already sell WiFi handsets, but they don't make them - others do - Linksys Netgear, Belkin etc. Deciding to make and sell a phone is a seriously expensive, long-term move that requires significant cashflow to back it up. I don't think Skype have that, hence all the devices have been done by others, with Skype licencing their app / brand. eBay could back such a move, but it would be a big fight with existing MNO's.<br><br>Interesting that on the 'Skypephone S2' the Skype branding is nowhere to be seen, unlike the S1, where it was in-yer-face. Is this less a Skypephone, more a phone that has Skype, among Facebook, MSN etc? I doubt it. For all its being a verb now, Skype actually has a tiny cashflow from the tiny % of users who actually pay them cash to talk. If they made a phone themselves, they would need to MVNO with a partner to run them on. They already sell WiFi handsets, but they don't make them – others do – Linksys Netgear, Belkin etc. Deciding to make and sell a phone is a seriously expensive, long-term move that requires significant cashflow to back it up. I don't think Skype have that, hence all the devices have been done by others, with Skype licencing their app / brand. eBay could back such a move, but it would be a big fight with existing MNO's.

Interesting that on the 'Skypephone S2' the Skype branding is nowhere to be seen, unlike the S1, where it was in-yer-face. Is this less a Skypephone, more a phone that has Skype, among Facebook, MSN etc?

]]> By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html/comment-page-1#comment-234866 Mike42 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:05:49 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html#comment-234866 I doubt it. For all its being a verb now, Skype actually has a tiny cashflow from the tiny % of users who actually pay them cash to talk. If they made a phone themselves, they would need to MVNO with a partner to run them on. They already sell WiFi handsets, but they don't make them - others do - Linksys Netgear, Belkin etc. Deciding to make and sell a phone is a seriously expensive, long-term move that requires significant cashflow to back it up. I don't think Skype have that, hence all the devices have been done by others, with Skype licencing their app / brand. eBay could back such a move, but it would be a big fight with existing MNO's.<br><br>Interesting that on the 'Skypephone S2' the Skype branding is nowhere to be seen, unlike the S1, where it was in-yer-face. Is this less a Skypephone, more a phone that has Skype, among Facebook, MSN etc? I doubt it. For all its being a verb now, Skype actually has a tiny cashflow from the tiny % of users who actually pay them cash to talk. If they made a phone themselves, they would need to MVNO with a partner to run them on. They already sell WiFi handsets, but they don't make them – others do – Linksys Netgear, Belkin etc. Deciding to make and sell a phone is a seriously expensive, long-term move that requires significant cashflow to back it up. I don't think Skype have that, hence all the devices have been done by others, with Skype licencing their app / brand. eBay could back such a move, but it would be a big fight with existing MNO's.

Interesting that on the 'Skypephone S2' the Skype branding is nowhere to be seen, unlike the S1, where it was in-yer-face. Is this less a Skypephone, more a phone that has Skype, among Facebook, MSN etc?

]]> By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html/comment-page-1#comment-229382 Mike42 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:05:49 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html#comment-229382 I doubt it. For all its being a verb now, Skype actually has a tiny cashflow from the tiny % of users who actually pay them cash to talk. If they made a phone themselves, they would need to MVNO with a partner to run them on. They already sell WiFi handsets, but they don't make them - others do - Linksys Netgear, Belkin etc. Deciding to make and sell a phone is a seriously expensive, long-term move that requires significant cashflow to back it up. I don't think Skype have that, hence all the devices have been done by others, with Skype licencing their app / brand. eBay could back such a move, but it would be a big fight with existing MNO's.<br><br>Interesting that on the 'Skypephone S2' the Skype branding is nowhere to be seen, unlike the S1, where it was in-yer-face. Is this less a Skypephone, more a phone that has Skype, among Facebook, MSN etc? I doubt it. For all its being a verb now, Skype actually has a tiny cashflow from the tiny % of users who actually pay them cash to talk. If they made a phone themselves, they would need to MVNO with a partner to run them on. They already sell WiFi handsets, but they don't make them – others do – Linksys Netgear, Belkin etc. Deciding to make and sell a phone is a seriously expensive, long-term move that requires significant cashflow to back it up. I don't think Skype have that, hence all the devices have been done by others, with Skype licencing their app / brand. eBay could back such a move, but it would be a big fight with existing MNO's.

Interesting that on the 'Skypephone S2' the Skype branding is nowhere to be seen, unlike the S1, where it was in-yer-face. Is this less a Skypephone, more a phone that has Skype, among Facebook, MSN etc?

]]> By: JimAtJaxtr http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html/comment-page-1#comment-229370 JimAtJaxtr Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:28:47 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/stephen_fry_likes_the_s2_skypephone_too.html#comment-229370 Nice. I wonder if Skype will ever get big into making phones. Then they don't have to worry about making people download their tool. The fewer barriers to users using a tool the better. For instance, at jaxtr, you don't need to download anything to make calls. But nonetheless, it sounds like a cool phone. Nice. I wonder if Skype will ever get big into making phones. Then they don't have to worry about making people download their tool. The fewer barriers to users using a tool the better. For instance, at jaxtr, you don't need to download anything to make calls. But nonetheless, it sounds like a cool phone.

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