On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Nadav Har'El <n...@math.technion.ac.il> wrote:
> I am not aware of *any* Microsoft product that is officially supported on > Linux. So I don't think there's any chance that a Linux version of Skype > will continue to exist. While this is the case, MS can only stop developing new versions for Linux. If they will "eliminate" the current clients, they will be shooting themselves in the leg: 1. skype in/out is a revenue source. Even Linux users pay ;) The same goes obviously for non-MS platforms, like for smartphones, iPod touches, etc. etc. 2. less skype users - less reasons to stick to skype, and more reasons to look for something new. Works for other non-MS platforms. 3. regulation - if MS go after the Linux version, they will probably face regulatory investigations all around the world. As rich as MS is, a billion or two in fines in several countries, may change the purchase to a disaster (think of the stockholders! why nobody think of the stockholders?!? Cheers, -- Orr Dunkelman, orr.dunkel...@gmail.com GPG fingerprint: C2D5 C6D6 9A24 9A95 C5B3 2023 6CAB 4A7C B73F D0AA (This key will never sign Emails, only other PGP keys. The key corresponds to o...@vipe.technion.ac.il) _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il