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Kazaa and Skype Co-founder Interviewed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the changing-the-world-around-one dept.

karvind writes "BBC is running is an interview with Niklas Zennström, the internet entrepreneur behind both Kazaa and Skype, about how his two inventions came about, and how broadband and wireless devices are shaping his vision for the future. From the interview: "On the other hand, Skype, just like Kazaa and other software, are encouraging people to buy broadband connections.""

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  1. Before questioning, interviewers were required... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...to install several programs into their startup folders and add browser extensions to enhance the user experience.

  2. Re:position on spyware[your answer] by jwegy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I thought this was highly interesting when I read
    it, and plus it answered your question. I wonder
    how sincere they are.


    from the article: Zennström agrees the amount of adware in programs like Kazaa, and some of the other file-sharing networks, is "way too much". "It destroys the user experience", he says. Kazaa initially had a very limited number of advertisements, which he says "wasn't that bad in the beginning", but they grew over time. "That's something that me and Janus learnt as an experience, and with Skype we did not have any type of advertisements whatsoever."