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Stephen Downes

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It would be nice if web conferencing systems like Skype all interoperated, but that seems not to be in the cards. Fring is accusing Skype of blocking them. "Now that fring expanded capacity to support the huge demand for video calling for all users, Skype has blocked us from doing so. They are afraid of open mobile communication. Cowards." Skype denies that it's a block, exactly. "Fring was using Skype software in a way it wasn't designed to be used – and in a way which is in breach of Skype's API Terms of Use and End User License Agreement." And accusing Fring of doing the blocking. Either way, it's pretty petty.

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