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riffic
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Skype: "We've settled with Joltid"—now owns its co...
doesn't matter anyways, closed protocols are a dead end technology. an open solution will take its place and the network effect will see that to be the eventual outcome.
stanleydrew
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It definitely matters in the short-term though.
tomjen2
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Used to be so, but Skype is free enough so people use it and the network effect keeps people locked in to the Skype network.
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