Now It's eBay That's Supposedly Ridiculously Overpaying For Skype: "No, please. Make it stop. Seriously. We thought that Skype's hype bubble might be deflating a bit after people began to realize that Google, Yahoo and Microsoft were all in a position to offer a nearly identical offering. However, the Skhype continues." —Techdirt

It's ICQ all over again, but this time with another 0 on the valuation.