EBay Cuts 10% of Work Force

[mack11211]

EBay Cuts 10% of Work Force

 

[robin]

And they just bought Bill me later for $1 billion. ****.

 

[Connemara]

Burn baby burn. I hope eBay goes bankrupt.

 

[rnoldh]

From the story:


""We are making aggressive moves to strengthen our leadership positions in e-commerce and payments to competitively position our company for long-term growth," Mr. Donahoe said. "Bill Me Later is a perfect complement to our portfolio, a company that belongs with PayPal. Together, PayPal and Bill Me Later will make online payments safer, easier and more convenient"

I('m not familiar with "Bill me later",but you can bet that Ebay will ruin it as to customer service the way they did to Paypal.

 

[chorse123]

Is there a riper fruit for Google to pick?

 

[DNW]

Originally Posted by chorse123

Is there a more rotten fruit for Google to pick?

fixed

 

[chorse123]

Well, I meant "on-line auction site" rather than "ebay," but I see how that could have been misleading.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by Connemara

Burn baby burn. I hope eBay goes bankrupt.

You buy off eBay all the time. You have friends who make a living or make most of their expendable income by selling on eBay. There is no other place for you to buy your **** at the price you pay or for them to make money other than eBay. Why would you want it to go bankrupt?

 

[Tarmac]

because something better should take its place.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by Tarmac

because something better should take its place.

And what would that be?

 

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by chorse123

Is there a riper fruit for Google to pick?

And then use in its obsessive information-gathering campaign, so that it not only tracks our online viewing but even our purchases of second-hand sportcoats.

 

[crazyquik]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

And what would that be?

Yahoo auctions?

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by crazyquik

Yahoo auctions?

All these sites are the same. They'll start off great. Then, after a few years, and a few million auctions, they'll start to change. Then, in 5 years, they'll be exactly like eBay is now.

 

[sayocean]

Originally Posted by crazyquik

Yahoo auctions?

its been shut off for a few years now...

 

[Huntsman]

I literally don't know how I'd buy anything if it wasn't for eBay. I buy nearly everything that isn't a comestible on eBay -- wood, pens, clothes, caluclators, lenses, cameras, parts for my car, collectibles I'd never otherwise find (or afford).