Skype Blocks, Threatens to Sue Fring

[exfileme]

The heat is on between Fring and Skype.

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[xyzionz]

Here we go again...

 

[shovenose]

[citation][nom]xyzionz[/nom]Here we go again...[/citation]
sue-happy country.
but i live in it so its my problem

 

[hellwig]

I'm confused, Trillian and Pidgin and the likes are just clients, they rely on the network (Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Skype, etc..) to handle the communication. Therefore, if fring is like those other clients, integrating video conferencing just means allowing users to utilize the networks pre-existing video conferencing, yes? I mean, basically, fring just lets people use Skype video conferencing without the skype client, right? How is this a problem? People are still using Skype. Skype still gets to spy on the conversation or do whatever else it is they do, but the end client application is just fring instead of Skype.

Maybe this is about in-app ads, and to that I say, who the hell clicks on in-app ads?

 

[stratplaya]

Funny how success can screw up a company.

Look at Apple.

 

[Major7up]

I for one dislike the skype interface and would love to see other clients become available. Freedom to choose. I have been considering ending my paid monthly subscription due to several issues and dislike of the interface...

 

[exodite]

If Skype could get off their asses and provide fully functional, read desktop-version, clients for the mobile platforms this would be a non-issue as Fring is categorically worse at everything than the official client.

Well, save being actually available I guess.

 

[dreamer77dd]

i want to hear Skype side of the story. "free up more network bandwidth for fring-to-fring video calling" why they doing that? they should free up all bandwidth so everybody can use software instead of throttled or pick and choosing which software should have more. I like both software but it seems like they had problems for awhile and skype had enough of it. so maybe they look like a bully now but they are just doing whats best for their company. why isn't skype threatening to take legal action on other companies for the same feature? It is not clear and all i am hearing is name calling

 

[tokenz]

So skype is pissed off because fring is doing to them, what they did to the telecos? WTF. Skype should be shaking their hand. It all travels over Skypes' backbone.

 

[feeddagoat]

[citation][nom]stratplaya[/nom]Funny how success can screw up a company.Look at Apple.[/citation]

There comes a point that when you climb up that mountain of success that the only direction is back down and since everyone wants to be at the summit, all eyes are fixed on you and everyone notices when you slip or are pushed.

 

[NuclearShadow]

Welcome to the backwards world of capitalism.

Remember kids whenever someone does something better than you cut off all contact and sue them.

 

[nxym]

yay. fight! fight! fight!. dont stop until an eye has been plucked out

 

[Clintonio]

I hate Tom's for those ads

Also, screw Skype, I need their product and they're screwing me over. I will find an alternative.