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Skype may have to close
David Heath
Friday, 31 July 2009 07:50
There are two interesting outcomes from this. Firstly, unless a solution is negotiated very quickly, the planned IPO for the first half of next year will have to be placed on hold (or even killed off entirely).
Secondly, if the June 2010 case goes against eBay, a lot of people will have to return to the POTS (plain old telephony service) to carry their calls.
Right now, if I were an alternative to Skype, I’d be shouting my services as loudly as possible. Alternately, just google free voip calls – you’ll be inundated with suggestions!
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