Lotus, Sound, and Life

2 Weeks and No More Asterisk w/Skype

Tripp Black  June 14 2011 12:47:37 PM
Well they've got Skype barely a few weeks. They basically promised when buying it to leave Skypes services intact. They did leave it alone. But in the world of Microsoft, 2-3 weeks is ages ago and who expects such old promises now obsolete to be kept.
No worries. They aren't breaking a promise. It just LOOKS like they are.  They've already promised to support the next new open-source thing, no mind it's still in process and is just vaporware. I should be out and ready some day.

Did I say no worries? Don't, because Microsoft has your salvation ready for you. So don't stress out. Microsoft has a great competitive product out just in time in July. So dump that Asterisk Skype configuration, and get on the MS bandwagon. I know it's looks like textbook conspiracy, but it's not. No worries, they'll treat you with love, and better yet, you can believe in them. This is just good business, savvy marketing. They are a company of their word. Oh, BTW, the new product you're going need to buy is the LUCS, or Lync on-line. So pull out your checkbook or credit card and keep adding those 0s. Feel loved yet?

Source:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/microsoft-skype-breaks-open-source-partnership/1111

Lucky for us, our Asterisk-based system isn't using the Skype service, although up to recently, it has been on the consider list if needed.
Sigh of relief. Next month could have been unpleasant.