As journalists, we have the opportunity to convey information to others. Whether it be by magazines, newspapers, text messages, television broadcasts, or even by word of mouth. Skype, the Internet calling service that is free to its 520 million registered users, is spreading like wild fire. Skype is familiar with PCs and mobile devices that allows the Skype software.
It was invented by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, and later sold to eBay in 2005. But tensions flared when Index Ventures, the firm was in the center of the industry's sale, is withdrawing from the deal. Zennstrom and Friis later sued eBay in a British court because it allegedly violated a term of contract that used the core technology, Jolstid. Ebay tried to get even by selling 65% of Skype to a rival group, which organized a different system and resulted in avoiding the Joltid technology. As complicated as it all may sound, it is damaging the reputation of everyone involved.
Personally, I hope this lawsuit does not end badly because I am one of those 520 million registered users that requently uses it to call my family and friends in Arizona. If the company fails or has a verdict of a negative result, the world will have one less way to be in contact with one another.
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