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Licensing Dispute Threatens Future of Skype

Posted by timothy on from the it-puts-the-lotion-on-the-remote-kill-switch dept.

tomlins writes "eBay is faced with the prospect of having to close down the hugely popular VoIP app Skype due to its reliance on proprietary code still owned by Skype's original founders, who are threatening to pull the plug on the licensing agreement they have with eBay."

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  1. Re:Ekiga by sakdoctor · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ekiga has no encryption. Everyone will be able to hear you chocking on dick.

  2. Ekiga for MacOS X? by Lord+Satri · · Score: 0, Troll

    You're right. The Ekiga website sucks. Tried looking for a MacOSX version of it, finally was able to find this page... however, the whole experience convinced me to try SkypeOut instead, even if proprietary. (we're dropping landlines at home for cellphones-only, and thus need cheap landlines calling capabilities, SkypeOut is 3$/month with illimited call in Canada/USA... sounds like it can work for us (yeah, I know, there's the 911 thing to take into account))

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