Comments on: Reading Between the Margins: Vonage vs. Skype http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/05/02/reading-between-the-margins-vonage-vs-skype/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reading-between-the-margins-vonage-vs-skype An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Skype By The Numbers -- Alec Saunders .LOG http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/05/02/reading-between-the-margins-vonage-vs-skype/#comment-1605 Skype By The Numbers -- Alec Saunders .LOG Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:00:46 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2409#comment-1605 [...] The company seems to be on track to hit 150 million subscribers by end of year, something which I predicted in May of this year.  [...] [...] The company seems to be on track to hit 150 million subscribers by end of year, something which I predicted in May of this year.  [...]

]]> By: Alec http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/05/02/reading-between-the-margins-vonage-vs-skype/#comment-1604 Alec Thu, 18 May 2006 05:44:53 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2409#comment-1604 Hard for me to understand your assertion James that Vonage's business and cost models are solid. Telco's everywhere seem to be a tough business. Why is Vonage any different? Hard for me to understand your assertion James that Vonage's business and cost models are solid. Telco's everywhere seem to be a tough business. Why is Vonage any different?

]]> By: James http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/05/02/reading-between-the-margins-vonage-vs-skype/#comment-1603 James Thu, 18 May 2006 01:40:03 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2409#comment-1603 You're assuming they're cost to acquire each new subscriber will remain the same. Skype gained a lot of new users largely because of the press coverage it got from the eBay purchase. I'm not saying Vonage will be cutting their marketing efforts anytime soon, but their business and cost models are solid. Besides Vonage and Skype are not direct competition. You're assuming they're cost to acquire each new subscriber will remain the same. Skype gained a lot of new users largely because of the press coverage it got from the eBay purchase.

I'm not saying Vonage will be cutting their marketing efforts anytime soon, but their business and cost models are solid. Besides Vonage and Skype are not direct competition.

]]> By: Mike McDerment http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/05/02/reading-between-the-margins-vonage-vs-skype/#comment-1602 Mike McDerment Wed, 03 May 2006 13:09:01 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/?p=2409#comment-1602 Awesome post and so true. eBay is kicking with PayPal as well...over 100 million accounts now...the math on PayPal is staggering too...think ~3% of every transaction they do...and that is a lot of transactions... Awesome post and so true.

eBay is kicking with PayPal as well…over 100 million accounts now…the math on PayPal is staggering too…think ~3% of every transaction they do…and that is a lot of transactions…

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