Who's in Charge at Skype?
Not the developers. Not the partners. Not the customers. That's been clear for some time.
Now this from colleague Phil Wolff at Skype Journal -
Skype silences Alpha-bloggerI've talked to Jan a lot online the last couple of years. He's been a tremendous resource to the Skype user and developer community.
Wow. Talk about a chilling effect.
Skype lawyer Seema Sharma emailed blogger Jan Geirnaert Friday afternoon. She told him his popular skype-watch.com and skype-gadgets.com blogs put him in legal jeopardy.
Jan, an independent IT consultant, took the implied threats seriously. He promptly blacked out skype-watch, abandoning two years of intense daily news coverage, product reviews, and wry commentary.
Jan said "I'm not a sadomasochist. Neither am I an idiot. By doing this, Skype sent me the signal not do any of this blogging wise, business wise, in any way."
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My response to Skype -
You stupid twits. I've been both complimentary and critical os Skype for a long time, and for good reason. I'm highly unlikely to say anything complimentary in the future as you become a useless telco. Don't expect good karma here.
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