Comments on: 10 Billion Minutes and Amazin Skype http://gigaom.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/ Sun, 19 May 2013 08:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » Why Skype’s 10 billion Minutes Are No Big Deal http://gigaom.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/#comment-104460 Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:39:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/#comment-104460 [...] t I should have in the first place, and figures out via some serious number crunching that 10 billion minutes served up by Skype are not such a big deal. Each Skype user [...]

]]> By: Aswath Weblog http://gigaom.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/#comment-104459 Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:23:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/#comment-104459 Cup is Half Empty

An updated statistics is now available from Skype (ignore the linear growth; assume no intermediate data has been plotted) and the usual round of wow is going around. Even Om is welling up and it is safe to predict that…

]]> By: Victor Blake http://gigaom.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/#comment-104458 Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:59:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/#comment-104458 I am amazed that people can be concerned about China limiting access (“censoring”) to stuff like porn, violence, and the like — but that there isn’t more concern about limting basic voice service.

Seems to me that the ability to speak to other people is a more fundamental right and need then say the ability to download gifs and jpgs of various sorts.

]]> By: Aswath http://gigaom.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/#comment-104457 Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:10:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/06/20/10-billion-minutes-and-amazin-skype/#comment-104457 According to SJ, Oman is not blocking Skype sessions, but access to skype.com. They go on to state that this hinders access to download updates and to update subscriptions. This action is deplorable as it betrays the real intention; but it is an ineffective mechanism.

After all new users can download the software from other sites. Once downloaded, supernodes can act as proxy to contact skype.com to update account information. The text IM gives very rich information exchange vehicle. Granted it is not as good as a web page, but effective.

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Skype Making Waves

Om Malik reports that Skype is making waves in the Internet-Telephony VOIP space. Skype has been down [...]

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Skype Making Waves

Om Malik reports that Skype is making waves in the Internet-Telephony VOIP space. Skype has been down [...]

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Blogs June 20, 2005 4:54 am

Skype Making Waves

Om Malik reports that Skype is making waves in the Internet-Telephony VOIP space. Skype has been down [...]

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