Comments on USA Today Pans Skype, Loves CallVantageTypePad2004-10-27T18:36:55ZAndy Abramsonhttps://andyabramson.blogs.com/voipwatch/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://andyabramson.blogs.com/voipwatch/2004/10/usa_today_pans_/comments/atom.xml/winango umodzi commented on 'USA Today Pans Skype, Loves CallVantage'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b99869e200d83432a2df53ef2004-11-01T15:28:20Z2007-04-24T09:22:33Zwinango umodziimho, the popular media cant really grok what skype's real paradigm is all about, just as they still don't grok...<p>imho, the popular media cant really grok what<br />
skype's real paradigm is all about, just as<br />
they still don't grok free software.</p>
<p>skype takes peer-to-peer comms up a notch or<br />
two. what i like to think of as peer-to-peer<br />
voice (ppv).</p>
<p>umodzi.<br />
--</p>Rick commented on 'USA Today Pans Skype, Loves CallVantage'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b99869e200d83467e3de69e22004-10-27T21:31:25Z2007-04-24T09:18:33ZRickMost newspapers have generally given Skype poor to decent remarks. I'm a fan of Skype and a Voip lover, but...<p>Most newspapers have generally given Skype poor to decent remarks. I'm a fan of Skype and a Voip lover, but I can understand their opinions. Actually, they probably reflect a good perspective, since most newspaper writers aren't embedded in the Voip technology world as we are.</p>
<p>Compared to any good softclient app, or P2P app such as Popular Telephony (PT), Skype is actually a very poor case for real Voip technology. I can count their features on just the two of my hands, when PT and most other products can have hundreds of features.</p>
<p>However, Skype has met a need for more people than any other Voip product to-date. Really, Skype is a marketing success more than anything else.</p>
<p>Another company had a similar start and did quite well - Microsoft. They didn't have the best technology on earth, but it ended up in most hands.</p>