[olug] Any Skype users?

[Kelly Williams]

You will be charged to use the services. Also they probably re-brand it 
and make it like they made it there own....



On 5/10/2011 9:20 AM, jman at miwire.com wrote:
>     I wonder how things are delt with if/when there are 90% skype users???
>     Monopoly laws to change? Microsoft the "new" 800lb gorilla.....again.
>
>     T. J. Brumfield<enderandrew at gmail.com>  wrote ..
>
> I suspect the issue many people will find, is that like Facebook, Skype
> benefits from having a large network of established users. And even if
> people aren't particularly thrilled with the product, they stick with it
> because everyone else uses it.
>
> Other programs are only useful is the other party you want to talk to also
> uses that program.
>
> Microsoft has supported more multi-platform products in recent years. And it
> would be a massive mistake for Skype to suddenly drop all their users who
> use Skype on non-Windows platforms. I suspect Microsoft will want to push
> Skype-Kinect integration, and Skype-Live Messenger integration, as well as
> Skype-Office Communicator integration for enterprise environments.
>
> But dropping users hurts the value of the network overall.
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Jon Larsen  wrote:
>
>> Alternatives -
>>
>> GNU Free Call / GNU Telephony http://www.gnutelephony.org
>>
>> Ekiga https://www.ekiga.net/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 9 May 2011, Kevin D. Snodgrass wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 20:38:11 -0700 (PDT)
>>> From: Kevin D. Snodgrass
>>> Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group
>>> To: OLUG
>>> Subject: [olug] Any Skype users?
>>>
>>   >  Microsoft Near Deal to Acquire Skype
>>>
>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576313932659388852.htm
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