The original founders sold Skype to eBay for US $2.7 billion. eBay has now written down the value of Skype to US $1.7 billion, and are planning to spin off the company next year. Along come the founders and threaten to cripple Skype. It seems to me that this drives the potential price of Skype much lower than even the $1.7 billion. When the public offering is made, the original founders come in, buy the now really cheap stock, and then somehow change their minds about licensing their technology for Skype. The price goes up up up, and the guys make another couple of billion! Brilliant....

Oh, and by the way, electricity doesn't ever come in gallons.....