[olug] Any Skype users?

[T. J. Brumfield]

Are you charged to use Live services?

Google makes a little money with their free services.

I wouldn't be shocked to see Microsoft require the Gold Live subscribtion on
the X-Box with the Kinect. But I can't imagine Microsoft charging for all
Skype access.

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Kelly Williams
<kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>wrote:

> You will be charged to use the services. Also they probably re-brand it and
> make it like they made it there own....
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> 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
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>>>>
>>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576313932659388852.htm
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>> l?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business
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>>>> Kevin D. Snodgrass
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