tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post7191185165711731374..comments2023-07-17T08:22:30.051-07:00Comments on XMPP Jingle - The Next Generation VoIP: Why Skype UI OpenSource?Thiago Camargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121818665998736300noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-56172603312387517802011-10-16T17:49:01.965-07:002011-10-16T17:49:01.965-07:00Skype is very useful, and I think they want to tak...Skype is very useful, and I think they want to take much more user and developer with UI opensource.Feather hair extensions kithttp://www.featherhairextensionsclipin.com/feather-hair-extensions-kit/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-73950624365515642512010-11-30T23:45:12.436-08:002010-11-30T23:45:12.436-08:00Skype uses a proprietary protocol for their VoIP.Skype uses a proprietary protocol for their VoIP.Virtual Phone Systemhttp://www.virtualpbxcompare.com/extended-table/onsip-alacarte.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-3580976014576386272010-02-02T20:30:00.652-08:002010-02-02T20:30:00.652-08:00Its not only with the Skype, but every time you de...Its not only with the Skype, but every time you deploy a software, you have to face the lot of consequences. The same Skype is facing. Its new for me that when Skype came into the market, there was no competitor for it.Jinglehttp://www.pushbuttonproductions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-28698597746045570612010-01-08T07:33:09.316-08:002010-01-08T07:33:09.316-08:00Hi,
"Skype still growing the amount of Deskt...Hi,<br /><br />"Skype still growing the amount of Desktop users. But the amount of paying users is still and tends to get lower."<br />according to this ( SkypeOut minutes<br />(in billions) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype#Usage_and_traffic) amount of paying users is rising a little bit.<br /><br />Of course growth race is not overwhelming ;)<br />kind regardsStudent writing master thesis on this topicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-37349519752922513762009-12-26T19:31:33.261-08:002009-12-26T19:31:33.261-08:00@smork: "Skype licensed the P2P cloud from a...@smork: "Skype licensed the P2P cloud from a different company (same guys as Kazaa)."<br /><br />the creators of Skype and Kazaa are one and the same. eBay didn't purchase Skype (sans proprietary codec technology) until several years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-12544711613313749672009-12-26T05:44:03.003-08:002009-12-26T05:44:03.003-08:00I agree - The Future is Open!I agree - The Future is Open!Elijah Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02716894884056518030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-37260408512680336422009-12-25T02:54:33.248-08:002009-12-25T02:54:33.248-08:00Skype hardware<a href="http://www.voip-catalog.com/voip_hardware_skype_1.html" rel="nofollow">Skype hardware</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-23594983980429179912009-12-15T10:26:13.244-08:002009-12-15T10:26:13.244-08:00While I do agree with most of your analysis, I thi...While I do agree with most of your analysis, I think the last sentence is somewhat misleading:<br />Closed and interoperable are two separate concepts.<br />The iPhone is not really an interoperable platform while it is open.<br />Twitter is not based on standards, yet it is open and it is the essence of a meshable service.Tsahi Levent-Levihttp://blog.radvision.com/voipsurvivor/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-47417585528661626912009-12-14T08:26:07.822-08:002009-12-14T08:26:07.822-08:00Well the secrecy is not explicitly mentioned, but ...Well the secrecy is not explicitly mentioned, but implicit on "faster and cheaper". Completely agreed.<br /><br />But I would have to disagree in relation of firewalls and NAT traversal. As this was not an unsolved problem at all. The only issue was that it wasn't meant for mass market.<br />IMHO, The fact of the reliable Desktop client and realtime billing systems were more innovative than their NAT techniques.Thiago Camargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121818665998736300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702200426472898726.post-69829221586183633512009-12-14T01:08:23.930-08:002009-12-14T01:08:23.930-08:00You are missing the fact that in a time where open...You are missing the fact that in a time where open source alternatives were just starting to pop up Skype was about the only voip product that could succesfully navigate firewalls and difficult NAT situations...<br /><br />Also, the secrecy of the protocol comes partly from the fact that Skype licensed the P2P cloud from a different company (same guys as Kazaa). Even though I agree that they will only open source anything when it is in their interest, not in the community's interest..Smorknoreply@blogger.com