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    Steve Mayfield
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    as of Jan 1 2007 [^]. They are going to start charging a $30 annual fee. I guess eBay isn't making enought from their auction and Paypal ventures... :(( Steve

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      as of Jan 1 2007 [^]. They are going to start charging a $30 annual fee. I guess eBay isn't making enought from their auction and Paypal ventures... :(( Steve

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      Michael Bergman
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      "If you ask, ‘Was this worth our investment,' you'd get an enthusiastic triple-thumbs-up from Meg Whitman," eBay's chief executive, Albert said. I didn't realize she had three thumbs. That is just plain creepy.

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      -- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

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        as of Jan 1 2007 [^]. They are going to start charging a $30 annual fee. I guess eBay isn't making enought from their auction and Paypal ventures... :(( Steve

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        l a u r e n
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        its only not free for calling to landlines skype to skype is and will stay free :)

        "there is no spoon" {gagfoot} {me}

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          "If you ask, ‘Was this worth our investment,' you'd get an enthusiastic triple-thumbs-up from Meg Whitman," eBay's chief executive, Albert said. I didn't realize she had three thumbs. That is just plain creepy.

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          -- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

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          Vivi Chellappa
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          Michael Bergman wrote:

          I didn't realize she had three thumbs.

          I have seen two women with one extra thumb each. A second thumb is attached to the first thumb in one hand but is not capable of functioning separately. We need to watch Meg Whitman's hands to check if this is the case with her. ;P

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            its only not free for calling to landlines skype to skype is and will stay free :)

            "there is no spoon" {gagfoot} {me}

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            Marc Clifton
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            l a u r e n wrote:

            skype to skype is and will stay free

            For now. :~ Marc

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              "If you ask, ‘Was this worth our investment,' you'd get an enthusiastic triple-thumbs-up from Meg Whitman," eBay's chief executive, Albert said. I didn't realize she had three thumbs. That is just plain creepy.

              m.bergman

              -- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

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              RoswellNX
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              Michael Bergman wrote:

              I didn't realize she had three thumbs.

              The third thumb must belong to her husband...where else would a powerful women get one... Roswell:laugh:

              "Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
              Antonio VillaRaigosa
              City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA

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                Michael Bergman wrote:

                I didn't realize she had three thumbs.

                The third thumb must belong to her husband...where else would a powerful women get one... Roswell:laugh:

                "Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
                Antonio VillaRaigosa
                City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA

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                Michael Bergman
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                RoswellNX wrote:

                The third thumb must belong to her husband...where else would a powerful women get one...

                Perhaps eBay?

                m.bergman

                -- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

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                • M Michael Bergman

                  "If you ask, ‘Was this worth our investment,' you'd get an enthusiastic triple-thumbs-up from Meg Whitman," eBay's chief executive, Albert said. I didn't realize she had three thumbs. That is just plain creepy.

                  m.bergman

                  -- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

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                  Russell Morris
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                  Michael Bergman wrote:

                  I didn't realize she had three thumbs. That is just plain creepy.

                  She's a high-level exec. If you've only got one thumb to stick up your butt, you'll never make it beyond Sr. Manager.

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                    as of Jan 1 2007 [^]. They are going to start charging a $30 annual fee. I guess eBay isn't making enought from their auction and Paypal ventures... :(( Steve

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                    Nish Nishant
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                    I thought that it was well known that it'd be free only till the end of 2006.

                    Regards, Nish


                    Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                    Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)

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                      "If you ask, ‘Was this worth our investment,' you'd get an enthusiastic triple-thumbs-up from Meg Whitman," eBay's chief executive, Albert said. I didn't realize she had three thumbs. That is just plain creepy.

                      m.bergman

                      -- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

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                      Rajesh R Subramanian
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                      Michael Bergman wrote:

                      triple-thumbs-up

                      The third one that goes up might not be a thumb though. (I am now afraid of the kid-sister safety squad :~ )


                      Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero ப்ரம்மா

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                        Michael Bergman wrote:

                        I didn't realize she had three thumbs.

                        I have seen two women with one extra thumb each. A second thumb is attached to the first thumb in one hand but is not capable of functioning separately. We need to watch Meg Whitman's hands to check if this is the case with her. ;P

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                        Ed Poore
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                        I've got a friend who's left hand had two thumbs, no fingers ;P Used to have great fun telling children from other schools that he'd been part of a government project involving a large vat of acid that had gone horribly wrong :laugh:


                        I have no idea what I just said. But my intentions were sincere.

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                          I thought that it was well known that it'd be free only till the end of 2006.

                          Regards, Nish


                          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                          Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)

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                          bendodge
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                          I thought Skype already charged for landline calls.

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                            I thought Skype already charged for landline calls.

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                            Mark Pawson
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                            I had to buy time to make Landline calls in 2006. But it is so cheap I still after spending two weeks away from home, making one hour calls every second night had $10.00 left over. I originally bought $15.00. In fact I had to just phone home locally a month ago to keep the account active. Perhaps the $30.00 is now a surcharge on top of their regular rates. Either way you cannot beat it if you are travelling for more than one week in the entire year.

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                              as of Jan 1 2007 [^]. They are going to start charging a $30 annual fee. I guess eBay isn't making enought from their auction and Paypal ventures... :(( Steve

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                              mrdgreen
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                              Good for them :( OK, those e-capitalist b**tards, I will hapily stop using it. Really, what do they think they have -- there are so many other ways to chat/IM/video! I think ebay is entirely too hyped too! :mad:

                              Interested in answers.

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                                I had to buy time to make Landline calls in 2006. But it is so cheap I still after spending two weeks away from home, making one hour calls every second night had $10.00 left over. I originally bought $15.00. In fact I had to just phone home locally a month ago to keep the account active. Perhaps the $30.00 is now a surcharge on top of their regular rates. Either way you cannot beat it if you are travelling for more than one week in the entire year.

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                                Andrew Eisenberg
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                                I agree. It is nearly impossible to get a MONTH of landline or cellphone service for that price in the USA.

                                Andrew C. Eisenberg Nashville, TN, USA (a.k.a. Music City USA) (Yes Virginia, there are rock and roll stations in Nashville! :laugh:)

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