Microsoft To Can Skype API; Third-Party Products Will Not Work 330
Mark Gibbs writes "If you've recently fired up Skype you may have noticed a dialog box with a warning appear briefly (at least on OS X) then vanish. If you're fast enough to catch it you'll find that it's warning you that some application you're using that works with Skype will stop working in December, 2013. This applies to all sorts of software supporting headsets, cameras, ... you name it."
Embrace, Extend, Extinguish (Score:5, Funny)
Cue sad trombone sound for people who are outraged that MS would take Skype and change it.
And nothing of value was lost... (Score:5, Funny)
Who still uses Skype? There are better alternatives now, and a lot more open, too.
Seems Microsoft is shooting themselves in the foot... again. They're really good at this. Ya think they have special guns specifically designed to shoot downwards into feet? Weighted so that you can comfortably hold them as you fire? With special scopes to ensure you fire accurately and ammo custom-tailored for maximum damage to a foot-shapred target at close range?
I wouldn't be surprised. :)
Re:Embrace, Extend, Extinguish (Score:5, Funny)
What will we do ? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What will we do ? (Score:5, Funny)
uh oh!
Re:And nothing of value was lost... (Score:5, Funny)
> Everyone uses Skype.
Microsoft's working on that!
Re:And nothing of value was lost... (Score:4, Funny)
However, switch to what is the question?
I like OAKSTAR [wikipedia.org].
I need something that works x-platform: mac, pc, android, ios, and windows phone 8). Linux would be a bonus for me, but not a requirement. At least we don't need BB support.
I'm pretty sure that it even supports BBs!
It needs to do voice, group voice (at Least 5-6 people), IM chat, and group IM chat (unlimited people), and have contacts. Voice quality needs to be good, low latency, no echo, no breathing, no push-to-talk.
Oh, it'll do all that alright, plus a whole lot more!
I'd like it to be open, but at the very least it HAS to be less privacy invasive than Skype. I'm not ditching skype for Google+ Hangouts or Facebook Messenger or something like that.
As far as open, it's not exactly secret anymore, but it's definitely less privacy invasive than Google+, etc. because those companies won't be able to get their hands on that data.
Re:Time to migrate to Ekiga (Score:4, Funny)
For instance, if I request a contact info about Osama bin Laden then there are chances that I am Al-Qaeda member and should be checked.
Nah, you're probably just a medium.