Skype will not be Open
Posted by Trejkaz Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:52:00 GMT
Skype are going to release a toolkit for adding Skype support to other applications.
They say, “This would create the largest open instant messaging platform in the world.”
I have some news for Skype. Giving out an API for a protocol which is still closed, does not make an open platform. If that were the case, then Windows would be an open platform as well.
If they want to create the largest open instant messaging platform in the world, they might try joining one of the existing networks using protocols which are actually open, such as XMPP or SIP, and perhaps focus less on these obvious attempts at one-upmanship over companies like Google who have the courage to introduce truly open systems.