Mrs. Marathon Pundit is a heavy Skype user--I see what it does to our PayPal account--so this news is good for her.
Like many Skype users, she telephones overseas, in her case to her native Latvia, instead of using the more expensive option on our landline.
It's too late for a Mother's Day present, but I foresee myself picking up one of these devices at Wal-Mart, which--and I'm not sure about this--seems to be the exclusive outlet for Skype equipment, at least for now.
Don't look for Barack Obama to pick up at one at Wal-Mart, however. "I won't shop there" is what he told an AFL-CIO forum yesterday in New Jersey.
Of course as I reported last year, Obama's wife sits on the board of a company whose biggest customer is Wal-Mart. That bit of Obama hypocrisy is finally gaining some traction in the mainstream media, even, ironically, overseas.
Related posts:
More Obama: Wife serves on board of company whose biggest customer is Wal-Mart
Obama: Do as I say, not as I do
Obama and Wal-Mart
My book report: The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy
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