At the time of acquisition, Skype had 54 million members in more than 225 countries and Meg Whtiman, eBay’s CEO at the time, believed that this would allow the company to develop an enhanced global marketplace and payments platform through the integration of Skype with the company’s existing platforms, such as eBay and PayPal.
Wakati wa kununuliwa, Skype na wanachama milioni 54 katika nchi zaidi ya 225 na Meg Whtiman, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji eBay wakati huo, inaaminika kwamba hii itakuwa kuruhusu kampuni ya kuendeleza kuimarishwa soko la kimataifa na malipo jukwaa kwa njia ya ushirikiano wa Skype na kampuni ya majukwaa zilizopo, kama vile eBay na PayPal.