I was thinking about PayPal and Bitcoin this morning, actually. With Bitcoin becoming very large, and PayPal being a business, I imagined them maybe wanting to somehow support or offer Bitcoins (down the road.)

Regardless of why they are super-against this idea currently (which I can understand), I thought of one main point. If they were to keep the same model they currently use for currency exchanges and transactions, specifically the FEES they impose, they would be at a HUGE competitive disadvantage in the world of Bitcoin. If I can already go to MtGox and transfer USD/BTC without fees, why would I want to go to PayPal and shave them off part of the transaction as a fee?

I am admittedly new and haven't yet converted any BTC to USD, but what are your thoughts on this? Even if it's theoretical.