Comments on: Is Skype (mis)using your computer? http://gigaom.com/2005/02/07/is-skype-misusing-your-computer/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mittal Monani http://gigaom.com/2005/02/07/is-skype-misusing-your-computer/#comment-100229 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/02/07/is-skype-misusing-your-computer/#comment-100229 Om,

Guys at Columbia seem tohave reverse-engineered the Skype protocol.

http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~salman/publications/cucs-039-04.pdf

]]> By: Tony Crooks http://gigaom.com/2005/02/07/is-skype-misusing-your-computer/#comment-100230 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/02/07/is-skype-misusing-your-computer/#comment-100230 What’s the old saying? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Why is anyone surprised that a service that is both free and proprietary has strings attached?

Don’t get me wrong, I think the direction they’re taking is interesting, but Skype might not be the best people to take it mainstream.

I’m not giving up my POTS just yet.

]]> By: Aswath Rao http://gigaom.com/2005/02/07/is-skype-misusing-your-computer/#comment-100231 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/02/07/is-skype-misusing-your-computer/#comment-100231 I think Fabian Wenk is administering PCs in his organization and didn’t install Skype himself. Also, if Skype has to “work it out”, the user community has to identify and express its concerns; otherwise how will Skype know of them. How is it stiffling innovation?

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