Skype + SIP (was: Re: [asterisk-biz] Skype Free International Calls)

[Rehan AllahWala]

That is Great, 

I am going to install the SIP Plugin for firefox.

BUT let SKYPE GROW, eventually THEY WILL open it up, and it is OK that its not open at 
this time, because then they need to make money also.

Vonage till date is CLOSED and do not permit SIP calls to be received on vonage numbers, 
WHY?

Technology is just starting up, let it bloom a little, let SOME ONE eat something out of it, and 
then they can open it.

I am not opposed to the open source idea, but it takes money and resources to SUPPORT 
open source also, and not every one wants to do it for free, specially if you DO have money.

Again, its my 2 cents.

Rehan



> 	Firefox has a SIP plugin:
> http://lucafiligheddu.blogspot.com/2006/06/firefox-voip_114959011311941395.html . Internet-only calls are free, PSTN costs a little. Since Firefox has 9% of the browser market, and this plugin can grow that share, the plugin could quickly serve many more people than Skype.
> 
> 	We might not be looking at "the next Netscape", but are we looking at
> the way that SIP eventually displaces Skype, and/or forces Skype to
> gateway (bidirectionally) to SIP, the way AOL gateways to the rest of
> the Web?
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 17:48 +0500, Rehan AllahWala wrote:
> > In My Opinion, This is a VERY Smart move by skype, no matter how much we cry, but US is 
> > far behind in IM usage then many many other countries.
> > 
> > The amount of IM being used in China, I have seen is un beliveable, and skype is with 
> > EVERY ONE, that's one of the main reasons Ebay paid so much money to Skype.
> > 
> > MSN is also very very highly used, every person i meet there, They seem to be on msn if not 
> > skype.
> > 
> > I personally feel that this move from skype will encourage north american users to not be 
> > scared of the power and usage of the net and maybe they will embrase it.
> > 
> > The US Govt and Media scare's people way way too much, from what is out there, as if there 
> > are alien's living in other countries.
> > 
> > Way to go skype !!!
> > 
> > Rehan
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 21:57 +1000, Craig Lawrence wrote:
> > > > Can anyone make sense of Skype's business model? See this...
> > > > 
> > > > http://www.amperordirect.com/pc/r-skype-news/z-news-062106a.html
> > > > 
> > > > I assume I'm missing something.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Near as I can tell they are doing this as a loss leader to build a brand
> > > name and market acceptance.  IE build their user base so it can become
> > > profitable.  
> > > 
> > > They are also fighting the war against companies like sony and google
> > > that advertise this great new voip thing that doesnt let you do any pstn
> > > interconnection.  Companies like those, while their product may be good
> > > or not (and that doesnt matter for this point) create the illusion that
> > > voip cant bridge to regular telephones.  That is also why vonage so
> > > aggressively advertises that you can infact call and receive calls "to
> > > regular telephones".  
> > > 
> > > At least that is how I see it on this issue, I may be wrong, but if
> > > anything I am willing to bet that I am right, even if its not the whole
> > > motive.
> > > 
> > > 
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