Skype me, it's skyping slow going!
Skype has 4 divisions now;
1. Skype for Desktop and Skype Hardware
2. Skype Mobile
3. Skype Telecom (working with termination partners)
4. Skype eCommerce
Sounds like a recipe for lots of employment, and it certainly seems like they have been spending most of their time doing stuff unrelated to product development.
If there was one thing you would want each of these 'divisions' to put in the product, what would it be? How would they prioritize between divisions?
How would they make sure they weren't all pulling in different directions?
Ok, here's my list of JFGID changes ( or should that be JSGID?) for release before end of June.
Skype Desktop and Hardware
- Extend communication: More offline communication options, e.g. send file. Alarms for people coming online/offline. Do groups properly!
Skype Mobile
- What's unique to mobile? Skype on Symbian... (functionality should be exactly the same as Desktop)
Skype Telecom
- SIP gateway and/or Jabber gateway
Skype Ecommerce
- Transfer from Skype balance to Paypal account (they can already do it the other way!)
Oh, and one more thing, build a Skypod, make it green and garish, and link it up with Fon
Simple, eh? Right, I'm off for a beer! Let me know when you're finished...

1 Comments:
> Jabber gateway
Skype's deliberate strategy of preventing the community from writing a Jabber gateway (or any kind of Skype-compatible IM program) by using the most devious programming tricks—usually employed only by malicious software writers, virus authors, hackers and the like¹—is the main reason I hate the company and will never use its products, no matter what.
It's also sufficient proof that Skype is evil. Let's just hope they die of a horrible death.
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¹: see the various presentations by Biondi, Desclaux & friends
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