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Skype adding Paypal makes sense to me

Skype has just added Paypal as an online payment option for its customers.With Paypal, you'll be able to buy dial-out SkypeOut minutes directly from your checking account.
Written by Russell Shaw, Contributor

Skype has just added Paypal as an online payment option for its customers.

With Paypal, you'll be able to buy dial-out SkypeOut minutes directly from your checking account.

I've been trying to figure out what the strategy is here. I suppose that if you don't want to add extra balances to your credit card, Paypal is an attractive option. And, you know, not everyone uses plastic.

What I suspect is really at play here is a mentality on Skype's part that the more purchase options they offer for outbound SkypeOut and inbound SkypeIn minutes, the more subscribers they will get. Can't really see a flaw in that reasoning.

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