[*] Fallout of Skype purchase from Microsoft

[VE4PER / Andy]

Maybe they just want ownership of patents and copyrights to use in
future arm-twist sessions like the one with Novell/openSuSE to
force agreements and/or royalties.



John Lange wrote:
> Personally I've always failed to see the appeal of skype since it's
> something that could be replicated using other voip related tools with
> the added benefit of being tied to a larger database of potential
> users that you could reach.
>
> For example, google voice does exactly the same thing and I'm sure
> there is probably a face book app and all kinds of other services that
> will be challenging their business especially for mobile devices. If
> Microsoft decides Skype is going to be a proprietary tool to boost
> Windows in some way, which seems likely given the cancellation of the
> Digium contract, it will fail.
>
> All of this is further evidence that Microsoft is beginning to slide
> and can't seem to figure out what to do.
>
> And word today that Skype is "down" world-wide.
>
> John
>
> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Dan Keizer<ve4drk at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>> Hey Bill -- sounds like a plausible explanation.
>> An interesting twitter post by Ward (aka nerdvittles) indicates that
>> Skype-Asterisk integration for free personal use is coming back ...
>> Dan.
>>
>> I just got an email from Digium stating that Skype for Asterisk will not be
>> available after July 26. The existing customers will be supported till July,
>> 2013.
>>
>> I assume this is a fallout of the Microsoft purchase, perhaps Microsoft
>> wants
>> the ability for SIP to Skype gateway to be an exclusive feature for their
>> own
>> Communicator product.
>>
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