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Skype ignores PayPal siphoning hijack scheme
Blog Well it looks as though Skype and PayPal have found another way to get money out of people by hijacking there accounts according to Klaus Zimmerman and neither Skype or PayPal are doing anything about it to solve the problem.
[September 4, 2008, 10:03]
Skype Pursuing "Unarticulated Needs"
Blog I just came across this blog post from Skype CEO Josh Silverman. Basically, it says what has been obvious from Skype's behavior for a long time - they know what is best for you, whether you know it or not, and if you would just think a little...
[August 5, 2008, 16:03]
Skype Roundup
Blog It looks like I'm not the only one who is absolutely sick and tired of Skype, and their poorly functioning, broken software that they show no interest in either fixing or supporting, and the Skype Cheerleaders (aka The Skype Journal).
[September 30, 2008, 12:03]
Skype: Do you get what you pay for?
Talkback I have used Skype-out regularly to call land lines in USA and Canada and have no problems with call quality.
[February 22, 2005, 14:37]
Skype Refuses to Comply with Ofcom 999 Ruling
Blog Windows Watch reports that Skype simply will not comply. Translation and summary: We are Skype. Exactly how does skype demand open access to the wireless network, and then out the other side of their mouth they say that these regulations don't...
[September 25, 2008, 10:03]
Skype subpoenaed in Intel-AMD battle
News As part of its ongoing antitrust case against Intel, AMD on Tuesday served Skype with a subpoena demanding documents related to its deal to make one feature in Skype 2.0 available exclusively to Intel users.
[March 1, 2006, 8:55]
Skype: Do you get what you pay for?
Talkback I have used Skype since last October. There have been issues with Skype to Skype calls. My experience has been very good up until the last week. One end can't hear the other, etc, and the quality in recent days phoning overseas landlines has not...
[February 22, 2005, 15:21]
Skype's backers walk away with awards
News Index Ventures, the venture capital firm that backed VoIP phenomenon Skype and saw it sold to eBay in a deal worth up to $4.1bn (£2.4bn) last year, walked away with the Venture Capitalist of the Year and the Deal of the Year awards at Tuesday...
[February 22, 2006, 11:05]
Skype - Unlimited Calling Plan is now VERY Limited Calling Plan
Blog Here's an interesting thread to read in the Skype User Forums: http://forum.skype.com/index.php? The "Reader's Digest" version is that until late last year, Skype offered an "Unlimited Calling Plan", for $15 a year or so, you could make all calls...
[September 11, 2008, 16:03]
Skype User Forums Down the Drain
Blog Skype has always treated their customers with utter contempt, by refusing to provide any Customer Support (other than a mindless auto-responder which appears to mail out random replies to support requests), by blocking user's paid accounts at...
[September 11, 2008, 16:03]
Nokia: Skype must change or die
Talkback As long as I can make FREE calls over a wireless connection then Skype will do just fine. WTF? Business model, what an ugly tag to stick on such a liberating piece of software.
[June 13, 2005, 21:37]
Skype 4.0 Beta Updated
Blog Skype has released an updated 4.0 Beta. I would guess that the objective of these changes to the web page were the same as for the change from the Skype User Forum to the Skype Community - reduce the number of people who use those pages.
[September 11, 2008, 16:03]
Skype Roundup - Heart Warming, Heart Breaking
Blog The Skype Cheerleading Sqaud has been soliciting contributions on the subject of "What Skype Means To Me". Skype's Director of Windows Product Management, Michael Bartlett, submitted a heart-warming story about his girlfriend's family having a...
[September 11, 2008, 8:03]
Skype Hires New COO - from Motorola
Blog Skype announced today that they have created a new position, Chief Operating Officer, and hired someone from Motorola for that position. Other Skype news, their "Director of Product Management" wrote a blog entry addressed to the users of the Skype...
[July 2, 2008, 9:42]
Nokia: Skype must change or die
Talkback I use Skype sometimes, and for my friends in foreign climbs or back in Blighty, it means I can talk as long as I want without feeling constrained. I am on a business trip at the moment and have transferred my Skype details from the PC to my laptop...
[June 14, 2005, 9:23]
Skype NON-Support
Blog Lest the real problems with the current version of Skype get lost in all the revulsion over the Skype 4.0 beta, here is a thread from the Skype Community which very nicely summarizes the current dismal state of Skype's so-called "Customer Support".
[June 24, 2008, 16:43]
Skype 4.0 Ugh!!!! what have they done to what was a good looking program
Blog I have just downloaded the new Skype 4.0 Beta to see what it looked like. The new package reminds me of the very first cell phones that came out, one small neat hand set on top of a ten ton battery, only Skype have done it is the reverse order.
[June 23, 2008, 14:51]
Skype's 5 Years of Lows
Blog It's refreshing to see that the press is not just parroting the marketing hype that Skype has sent out for their 5th birthday. I have been running Skype on my older laptop with Ubuntu the past week or so, and on Monday (September 8th) it suddenly...
[September 10, 2008, 9:31]
Skype 4.0 beta - STILL No Multi-Party Video
Blog Skype has announced their 4.0 beta release, with the typical amount of hype and intentionally misleading propaganda (see below for details). This is actually a good thing for the users anyway, as both of these companies have something even more...
[June 18, 2008, 9:27]
Nokia: Skype must change or die
Talkback Skype causing you financial problems is it Ha . Oh Dear what a shame they dont like Skype cus it's doing quite niceley thanks and they are fellin' the squeeze Wassup Nokia.
[June 15, 2005, 0:42]
