What advertising? I don't think I've ever seen Skype advertised, anywhere...
It seems to have mainly spread through word of mouth, it really is a cool product.
That being said, I do hope something open source comes along to replace it at some point, I'm pretty uncomfortable with being locked into a proprietary service...
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I noticed that as well, pretty much sums up the general PHP attitude to secuirty...
I read that when I was 12, it's what made me want to be a programer (it had a description of Eliza which fascinated me).
They don't care, they push most of the losses onto the retailers...
What advertising? I don't think I've ever seen Skype advertised, anywhere...
It seems to have mainly spread through word of mouth, it really is a cool product.
That being said, I do hope something open source comes along to replace it at some point, I'm pretty uncomfortable with being locked into a proprietary service...