Is Skype losing its simplicity?

Recently came across the Analyst Day presentation by Ebay. This raises questions whether Skype is getting polluted and going down the path of being yet another IM which is merely all about being an onramp to monetizable services by Ebay by providing Ebay tab, money transfer through Paypal, etc. (check slide 281 - 290). Also, recently they signed a co-marketing agreement to promote Symantec products to their user base. All signs seem to be that Skype is becoming yet another Yahoo or AOL. The difference is that Skype has better voice and worse presence/chat.

Google Apps Premium Edition - Me Too or Differentiated ??

Well as anticipated Google now enters the collaboration market with a fee-based offer to challenge Microsoft Office Live,WebOffice from WebEx, and Yahoo'sSMB services.

At a high level everything looks similar and “me too” solutions, but there are significant differences in the packages offered by the providers. A brief comparison is provided below.