I really don't think it will happen as skype would lose a lot of its users and that would not be a good thing, especially when some of us buy services from them.
Take care. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Paul Tandy Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:01 PM To: screen access software with skype Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Shock threat to shut Skype Hello, You have a good point here. I use skype quite a lot and if they did shut it down, well, let's just say, it would be too bad to even think of. Paul email: paul96cars at gmail.com or brl.cents at gmail.com skype: brlcents > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark Driesenga" <truthobjective at gmail.com >To: "Lino and Louie" <lino.morales at lljfm.net>,"screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com >Date sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:03:36 -0400 >Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Shock threat to shut Skype >If they do shut it down, they'd face a huge backlash from users. I don't >think they'd want that, so I'm not sure it'll happen. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lino and Louie" <lino.morales at lljfm.net >To: "skype english list" <skypeenglish at emissives.com >Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:24 AM >Subject: [Skypeenglish] Shock threat to shut Skype >> Someone on my Twitter point me to this article. I hope this doesn't >> happen >> to Skype next year. >> Shock threat to shut Skype >> Niklas Zennstrom and, inset, Janus Friis. >> Asher Moses >> July 31, 2009 - 1:38PM >> eBay says it may have to shut down Skype due to a licensing dispute with >> the >> founders of the internet telephony service. >> The surprise admission puts a cloud over the 40 million active daily users >> around the world who use Skype for business or to keep in touch with >> friends >> and far-flung relatives. >> A recent study by market researcher TeleGeography found Skype carried >> about >> 8 per cent of all international voice traffic, making it the world's >> largest >> provider of cross-border voice communications. >> The online auction powerhouse bought Skype from entrepreneurs Niklas >> Zennstrom and Janus Friis for $US2.6 billion in 2005, but this did not >> include a core piece of peer-to-peer communications technology that powers >> the software. >> eBay has since been licensing the technology from the founders' new >> company, >> Joltid, but the pair recently decided to revoke the licensing agreement. >> The matter is now the subject of a legal battle in the English High Court >> of >> Justice, with eBay trying to force Joltid to let it continue using the >> technology. >> In a quarterly report filed with the US Securities and Exchange >> Commission, >> eBay said in no uncertain terms that if it lost the right to use the >> software it would most likely have to shut Skype down. >> eBay said it was working on developing ''alternative software'' to that >> licensed through Joltid, but this ''may not be successful, may result in >> loss of functionality or customers even if successful, and will in any >> event >> be expensive''. >> ''If Skype was to lose the right to use the Joltid software as the result >> of >> the litigation, and if alternative software was not available, Skype would >> be severely and adversely affected and the continued operation of Skype's >> business as currently conducted would likely not be possible,'' eBay >> wrote. >> In the filing eBay also said that, even if it was successful in developing >> alternative software, the technical challenge of assuring backward >> compatibility with older versions of Skype's technology ''may be difficult >> to overcome''. >> This was echoed by analysts, with the Info-Tech Research Group's Jayanth >> Angl telling Bloomberg that ''it would be quite difficult to replace what >> they already have as the underlying component to their service''. >> ''There are a number of barriers to that, not the least of which are legal >> barriers," he said. >> The case is set to go to trial in June next year, which could seriously >> hinder eBay's plans to spin Skype off as a separate company in a public >> stock offering next year. >> Already, eBay has had to write down Skype on its books to $US1.7 billion, >> an >> admission that the business is not worth nearly as much as it originally >> paid for it. However, its revenues for the second quarter grew 25 per cent >> to $US170 million. >> But, even though Skype has not been a major financial success, it has >> succeeded in becoming the dominant internet telephony service globally. >> Skype has more than 480 million user accounts - almost twice as many as >> Facebook - and the application comes bundled with more than 50 mobile >> phones >> and even the Sony PSP. >> Source: smh.com.au >> Lino Morales and Louie Lab >> Remember, friends don't let friends go to hell. >> Email and Windows Live Messenger: >> lino.morales at lljfm.net >> Skype lino_and_louie >> Twitter: >> www.twitter.com/lino_and_louie >> For Blind Christian Men, visit: >> http://morales-family.lljfm.net/mailman/listinfo/blindmen4christ_ morales-family >> to subscribe to Blind Men For Christ. >> And check out our site at: >> www.lljfm.net >> where you'll find our blog and other links. >----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- >> Thanks for posting to the skype english list. 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