Skype had a better Q4-2006
Per the pre-conference call, Skype:
164% YOY growth net revenues
- Q4-2006 $66 million (91 days)
- Q4-2005 $25 million (75 days of operations - from the acquisition date of October 14, 2005 through end of Q4-05)
129% YOY growth registered users: More than 380 thousand new users every day in Q4.
- Q4-2006 171 million, 35 million new accounts in the quarter
- Q4-2005 75 million users

Other highlights
- 32 billion minutes of Skype conversation in 2006. [Correction: an earlier version of this post read "2005" instead of "2006". 2006 is correct.]
- China growth high; try-before-you-buy promotions a hit.
- Working to improve the quality, so bought Sonorit.
- 2007 Skype goals: more users, more partners, expanding the product, ease of use, voice quality.
- eBay-wide goals: better user experience. improving security.
- Skype Me buttons now in 150 categories and in most countries. Positive feedback from sellers on sales conversion rates.

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