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New VOIP App. Profiled

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the vaguely-useful dept.

sniggly writes "Cnet News.com has an interview with Kazaa co-founder Janus Friis about their latest product Skype. Skype is a p2p VOIP technology that quote '... is addressing all the problems of legacy VoIP solutions: bad sound quality, difficult to set up and configure, and the need for expensive, centralized infrastructure.' Windows only beta client available."

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  1. Is it wierd that ... by Snoopy77 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Skype sounds so much like hype.

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    1. Re:Is it wierd that ... by RetroGeek · · Score: 3, Funny

      Huh? Then how the heck can you use it?

      It is obvious. You unplug the computer from the network and talk to yourself.

      Thousands of dollars of technology so you can talk to yourself. This is progress!

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  2. And the major thing all VoIP was missing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pop-up ads and spyware! Now when you mention the right world, it'll be replaced with an ad. "I'm going to go drink a soda" becomes "I'm going to go drink a refreshing ice-cold Coca-Cola."

  3. I can see it now... BabyBell propaganda campaign by rushfan · · Score: 5, Funny

    The next wave of bell propaganda will be "If it's not copper, it causes terrorism".

    Sounds like a good idea, after all Apple's trying to make video chat easy to use for the mases... Maybe Kazaa should also implement the same specs that Apple is with their iChat.

  4. Spyware renamed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now it's "Value-Added User-Profiling Ware"

  5. Party Line... by Basehart · · Score: 3, Funny

    If Kazaa is running this will my conversations be tapped into and downloaded to thousands of PC's in dorms across the nation?

  6. Heh, That's Great by vigilology · · Score: 2, Funny
    is addressing all the problems of legacy VoIP solutions: bad sound quality, difficult to set up and configure, and the need for expensive, centralized infrastructure.'...

    Windows only beta client available."

  7. Owww, my SKIN! by momerath2003 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, I have karma to burn. :-) VOIP!! Arrowed!

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  8. Score -1, redundant by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...bad sound quality, difficult to set up and configure, and the need for expensive, centralized infrastructure.' Windows only beta client available.

  9. Love those renegades by computerlady · · Score: 2, Funny

    Having been born with the renegade gene myself, it's just hard to hate a company that admits one of it's main goals is to create "a major disruptive impact."

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  10. Re:What about spyware? by Reece400 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not yet.. that's why it's still beta,, they still have to add the spyware,, er *cough* features, before it's finished...

    Reece,

  11. Re:Can't Help But Wonder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean having background music playing without the license from RIAA?