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May 17, 2007
Is Skype a telco?
It looks like a telco.
It sure smells like a telco.
Why?
They're making money from minutes. And they're not very accommodating of partners.
Here's the evidence (click to expand):
I got an offer to try out this new service. As you can see, they want me to enter my Skype password to log in on my behalf. Sorry, no go, boys.
But the real problem is Skype hasn't provided the necessary platform -- be it Liberty, OpenID, or whatever -- to let 3rd parties use their authentication system. Skype is acting like a closed-up old style telco. Sure, you can attach stuff at the network edge in your own home and PC. But access any of our core network functions? No way!
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