On Wed, May 11, 2011, Amos Shapira wrote about "MS buys Skype - will it support Linux": > In case this haven't hit your newspad yet: > http://blogs.skype.com/en/2011/05/microsoft_will_acquire_skype.html > > Any ideas on what it implies for none-Windows platform support?
I am not aware of *any* Microsoft product that is officially supported on Linux. So I don't think there's any chance that a Linux version of Skype will continue to exist. That being said, three questions remain to be answered: 1. How hard is it to create a free front-end to the Skype servers? For example, ICQ never had (as far as I know) a Linux version, but I've been using it for years through free clients like (today) Pidgin. 2. With all the world moving to VOIP and video chats, is Skype still unique? I know that Google Voice is available (but not in Israel...), and probably others (I didn't look too hard). 3. Will Microsoft also drop support for Skype on non-Microsoft smartphone OSs (iOS, android, etc.)? -- Nadav Har'El | Wednesday, May 11 2011, 7 Iyyar 5771 n...@math.technion.ac.il |----------------------------------------- Phone +972-523-790466, ICQ 13349191 |Don't accept your dog's admiration as http://nadav.harel.org.il |conclusive evidence that you're wonderful _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
