Microsoft Kills Skype For Asterisk

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @09:10AM from the we're-not-evil-any-more dept.

Avalon73 writes "I've been using Skype for Asterisk (Digium's native Skype client for their PBX software) since it was in beta 2 years ago. Today, I received an email from Digium stating that Skype (read: Microsoft) has decided to end the agreement that made the integration possible, and Digium will stop selling the module on July 26th. Support for us existing users will be there for the next 2 years, with Skype's option to renew at that time, but I'll believe that when I see it. So much for Microsoft's promise not to screw over the existing Skype user base."

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Re:Microsoft and Skype by Anonymous Coward · 2011-05-24 09:13 · Score: 3, Interesting

Heh, I was just gonna post that.
I foresee a world where Skype is MSN-ified into uselessness.
Alternatives?
Re:Dear God by Riceballsan · 2011-05-24 09:29 · Score: 3, Interesting

The big thing is it's microsoft not even waiting a few weeks before yanking support for things. Because they are not a majority does not mean it isn't a huge issue. Next will most likely be the linux client, possibly followed by the android and IOS apps, in the end we could be looking at skype being windows and Windows phone only.