Skype-eBay

"David Utter over at Webpronews opines that if Skype continues to sniff at an acquisition in the $3b range, they should have their heads examined. Play coy for much longer, Utter says, and the Microsofts and Yahoo!s of the world will flank you, and then you'll no longer be the belle of the ball."

That is exactly the point.
The right moment to retire is when you are in "poll position" but that is the moment you usually don't want to.
Because one gets so used to be number first to be convinced to be there forever.
The world is full of bones of people who thought they were going to live forever...

Patrizia