Broadband/VoIP providers are killing Skype

 

This article talks about how Skype is losing the grip it had on the VoIP market share. When Skype was first released (around two years ago), I tried it for awhile, and ran into the same problem all technical people have when a new collaborative, technical product or service is released.... They don't know enough people who are actually interested in it to thoroughly try it out with. So, needless to say, Skype was uninstalled from my computer in a couple of months.
Anyway, I could never see Skype as a replacement for a traditional phone line, since it required you to be sitting at your computer with a headset on. Of course, we now have Skype phones, which have increased the possibilities somewhat, but still... In my opinion, the only thing that has saved Skype is EBay... And I don't think EBay has any intentions of using it for anything other than something similar to what Google is doing with their future Click-to-Call service.
Don't get me wrong, Skype was great at first. It was a leader and a definite force to be reckoned with two years ago (and I'm sure it will be around to some degree for awhile yet) but it's hard to stay on top in a super-aggressive market, and the VoIP market is nothing these days, if not aggressive...