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Skype全免费模式开启VoIP新纪元?"

     Skype为在美加两国占领市场,决定在这两国实行全免费模式,即美国打美国、加拿大打加拿大,或者两国间通话,无论是PC2PC,还是PC到固话(手机),都无须支付任何费用。但美国打本国及加拿大以外国家,或者这两国以外的国家打到这两国,仍然按照原有费率付费。

       这是个冲击力巨大的商业营销策略。美加两国是市场经济发育很早的国家,在这里Skype面临最强有力的对手,Google、微软以及vonage这个VoIP的老对手。显然,这个市场比欧洲难进多了,要占领市场份额也 需要动番脑筋,Ebay在中国市场遭到败绩,把75%的市场输给了淘宝。近期Ebay的股票下挫,令投资者有些看衰Ebay发展,对Ebay拍卖、Paypal支付和Skype网络电话的整合持怀疑观望态度。这些都是这个营销策略出台的缘由。

        这个策略是里程碑式的,完全可以这么理解。这种模式很容易让人联想到Google的免费商业模式,搜索是 免费的,仅仅靠文字广告就能成为千亿美元的超级公司。如果Skype把美加作为试点,以后SkypeOut彻底免费,仅靠语音或文字广告作为收入,是否可行?这是个值得探索的议题。

        对于其他的VoIP运营商来说,SkypeOut的全免费模式无疑是个狠招。绝大部分的VoIP运营商,无论是传统 电信提供的还是Vonage这样的新兴企业,PC2Phone都是收费的。Google和MSN则尚未完全进入PC2Phone领域。其对竞争对手的冲击力以及对用户的吸引力,不言而喻。

        我不能对这种免费模式一味看好,我认为这带有试验性质,是一个时期的策略。还没有明确迹象表明Skype会在明年继续实行这样的策略,或者在其他国家也推行这种策略。那将使Skype的增值收入锐减,不符合原先与Ebay签订的合同条约。而且,也没有看到更好的广告模式,实际上Skype还没有尝试过在软件或语音上开展商业广告。

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