Lies, damn lies and Skype – Skype Beta for Android pulled too
Skype has recently claimed they have withdrawn their Windows Mobile software as they “want to offer our new customers an improved mobile experience”. In our comment they claimed: “It’s been very difficult for us to make the experience consistent across a wide range of Windows devices.”
The news that Skype Beta has also disappeared from the Android Market makes the above excuses ring pretty hollow, and the news that Skype intends to continue delivering their software on Windows Mobile and other platforms if they have deals with carriers such as on China Unicom and Verizon reveals the truth rather clearly.
It appears Skype has given up on trying to be an end-run around the carriers, and will now focus on making individual deals to drive the uptake of carrier data plans by end users. These users will find Skype customized and locked to their handsets, only working when they have an expensive data plan. Users on carriers without these deals will find themselves denied the ability to use Skype on their phones, data plan or not.
In effect Skype has sold out their user base to the highest bidder, and has not even had the shame to be honest about it.
Funny how greed and lies often go together.
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12 Responses to “Lies, damn lies and Skype – Skype Beta for Android pulled too”
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Hahaha i love it and great news they will have it for windows mobile yeah!!! and no more android. great. news as skype finally using there head that windows mobile is way better than that crappy android. also dont be mad as we all know it is true. LOL….
Jos Dewey Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
I think you need to read more closely before you let your inner fanboy loose in the comments. You misunderstood this article.
Christopher Hippolyte Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 2:15 am
huh??? You do realize that they removed the windows mobile version as well, right?
Christopher Hippolyte Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 2:15 am
huh??? You do realize that they removed the windows mobile version as well, right?
Jos Dewey Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
I think you need to read more closely before you let your inner fanboy loose in the comments. You misunderstood this article.
Crikey! Steve Jobs, your grammar and grasp of punctuation is almost as bad as those writing for this website!!
steve jobs Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 1:47 am
Hahha has who fricken care you moron. also look guess who's talking can't spell or write. too bad just because skype have pulled out your piece of crap R2D2 android junk phone hahaha i win. you mornon prick.
steve jobs Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 1:47 am
Hahha has who fricken care you moron. also look guess who's talking can't spell or write. too bad just because skype have pulled out your piece of crap R2D2 android junk phone hahaha i win. you mornon prick.
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steve job is a dumbass lmao
This is just sad.
People use Skype and other VOIP products to get around the network monopolies (like Telstra in Australia) and restrictions imposed by these greedy carriers. If Skype go to bed with these same carriers, then what is the point of using their product, as the big monopolistic networks will ruin any cost saving gained by using this type of service.
Oh well. Skype was always too restrictive and expensive for me. I think I will just stick to my VOIP provider, which is cheaper, and works with any of the many available SIP compatible apps available for Windows Mobile.
Skype have just committed corporate suicide. Nobody really cares about Android. But WM is still used by millions and WM7S will eventually displace iPhone just like Windows displaced Mac. If people can't use Skype freely and need to be tied to data plan this opens up the market for a replacement for Skype. technically its not that difficult and the barriers are now quite low.
They've just blown it.
Is this something different? Or did they just not pull this page yet?
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windo...
Micha Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:42 pm
check it out, a Verizon Sales Pitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Micha Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 8:42 pm
check it out, a Verizon Sales Pitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fortunately Skype is not the only voip service today. We may be all more familiar with it but if Skype decided to switch camps then so be it, there are still plenty of option for internet telephony, many of them suiting the end users needs. So I rather don't make a drama out of Skype "lies".