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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Interesting dialog.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Will also be interesting to understand their MSFT’s HD Codec strategy. Skype utilizes their proprietary SILK codec and MSFT LCS/OCS/Lync utilizes proprietary
RT Audio which is a dynamic codec based on available bandwidth. LCS/OCS/Lync utilizes a mediation server to convert back to G711 for PSTN calling. Would be nice to see them natively support HD Codec like 722 to federate with other service providers without
needing a transcoding solution knocking it down to a narrowband codec.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> asterisk-bounces@muug.mb.ca [mailto:asterisk-bounces@muug.mb.ca]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sean Walberg<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Lange<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Asterisk SIG<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [*] Fallout of Skype purchase from Microsoft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Skype's advantages, IMHO:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. It just works. No firewall problems, NAT headaches<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. Everyone has it. I have friends that don't have (or use) Google chat. They all have Skype<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3. It's easy to use. I taught my mother in law to use Google chat so we could do video calls with the kids. Getting the plugin installed was a pain. And I've had occasional conflicts with GoToMeeting. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">4. Skype has better video and audio quality. There are some labs features that improve Google, but I notice that Skype is much better. Plus it integrates screen sharing and conferencing.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If Microsoft wanted to buy a VoIP client, they would have written it themselves instead of spending $8B on it, or would have entered a licensing deal with Skype or one of their bajillion competitors. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Sean<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:29 AM, John Lange <<a href="mailto:john@johnlange.ca">john@johnlange.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Personally I've always failed to see the appeal of skype since it's<br>
something that could be replicated using other voip related tools with<br>
the added benefit of being tied to a larger database of potential<br>
users that you could reach.<br>
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For example, google voice does exactly the same thing and I'm sure<br>
there is probably a face book app and all kinds of other services that<br>
will be challenging their business especially for mobile devices. If<br>
Microsoft decides Skype is going to be a proprietary tool to boost<br>
Windows in some way, which seems likely given the cancellation of the<br>
Digium contract, it will fail.<br>
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All of this is further evidence that Microsoft is beginning to slide<br>
and can't seem to figure out what to do.<br>
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And word today that Skype is "down" world-wide.<br>
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John<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Dan Keizer <<a href="mailto:ve4drk@gmail.com">ve4drk@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hey Bill -- sounds like a plausible explanation.<br>
> An interesting twitter post by Ward (aka nerdvittles) indicates that<br>
> Skype-Asterisk integration for free personal use is coming back ...<br>
> Dan.<br>
><br>
> I just got an email from Digium stating that Skype for Asterisk will not be<br>
> available after July 26. The existing customers will be supported till July,<br>
> 2013.<br>
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> I assume this is a fallout of the Microsoft purchase, perhaps Microsoft<br>
> wants<br>
> the ability for SIP to Skype gateway to be an exclusive feature for their<br>
> own<br>
> Communicator product.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">--<br>
John Lange<br>
<a href="http://www.johnlange.ca" target="_blank">www.johnlange.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Sean Walberg <<a href="mailto:sean@ertw.com" target="_blank">sean@ertw.com</a>>
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