Re:Skype Opens Up SkypeKit SDK To All Devices And Desktop Apps
by sjs on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @11:38AM
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It's amazing that Unix kernels rule the modern mobile OS landscape. Like Objective-C and Cocoa, it shows how far a good, simple design can take you. Talk about reusability, Linux has proven to be a good fit for everything from your phone (and smaller) up to Crays (and larger). Amazing.
Re:Skype Opens Up SkypeKit SDK To All Devices And Desktop Apps
by obsaysditto on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @10:56AM
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I think they're concentrated on the mobile environment.
SkypeKit for consumer electronic device makers will be available tomorrow, June 23, based on the Linux OS. For desktop software developers, SkypeKit will be available for Windows and Mac in the next few weeks.
Re:Skype Opens Up SkypeKit SDK To All Devices And Desktop Apps
by teilo on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @11:39AM
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So, does this mean that they are going to stop being such jerks about allowing Skype on mobile devices? You know, like killing Skype for Android because they want to force people to pay on mobile for what they can do for free everywhere else?
Re:Skype Opens Up SkypeKit SDK To All Devices And Desktop Apps
by teilo on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @04:46PM
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No. If it were an issue with the carriers, then Skype could easily have made the now-defunct Skype Lite WiFi-only, just like they do on the Blackberry, and just like many other VOiP apps, such as Vonage, do on both the iPhone and the Android.
The fact is, Skype Light, released in January '09, used your carrier's minutes when you made calls. In that regard it was similar to Google Voice. This was most definitely NOT a carrier issue.
Skype was planning to charge monthly fees, payable to Skype for using the mobile version of Skype. It was this, and not the carriers, that precipitated Skype Lite being pulled from the Marketplace.
Re:Skype Opens Up SkypeKit SDK To All Devices And Desktop Apps
by Isamu on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @01:41PM
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I downloaded Skype onto my wife's Droid on the Verizon network. The app doesn't work with wifi though, which is annoying. I think Verizon is requiring it to work only through their data network, so they get paid.
Maybe Skype is releasing this SDK in the hope of making an end-run around these kinds of barriers?
Re:Skype Opens Up SkypeKit SDK To All Devices And Desktop Apps
by mrb on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @04:28PM
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Really? There seems to be a lot of contradicting info about the Skype app and the 3rd party apps and what they do and cannot do on Android.
Last time I checked, the Skype app for Android was doing regular voice calls (no data). And there was no 3rd party Skype to do anything remotely related to chats/audio calls/video calls.
Re:Skype Opens Up SkypeKit SDK To All Devices And Desktop Apps
by tomjen3 on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @04:09PM
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I doubt that - it wouldn't make sense to write something that wasteful (in terms of computation, not tech) for something that primarily target embedded stuff.
Most likely you will have a relatively simple C api (not C++, as the C++ isn't likely to be portable across compilers).
wow, never thought this order would ever happen ;)
SkypeKit for consumer electronic device makers will be available tomorrow, June 23, based on the Linux OS. For desktop software developers, SkypeKit will be available for Windows and Mac in the next few weeks.
http://blogs.skype.com/devzone/2010/06/skypekit_beta.html
http://developer.skype.com/public/skypekit
The fact is, Skype Light, released in January '09, used your carrier's minutes when you made calls. In that regard it was similar to Google Voice. This was most definitely NOT a carrier issue.
Skype was planning to charge monthly fees, payable to Skype for using the mobile version of Skype. It was this, and not the carriers, that precipitated Skype Lite being pulled from the Marketplace.
Maybe Skype is releasing this SDK in the hope of making an end-run around these kinds of barriers?
Last time I checked, the Skype app for Android was doing regular voice calls (no data). And there was no 3rd party Skype to do anything remotely related to chats/audio calls/video calls.
They need to be able to run from both .NET (Windows 7 devices), *nix (embedded systems), Java (Android, BlackBerry), and C/C++ (iPhone) environments.
Most likely it'll be some sort of SOAP/REST API for authentication and management combined with a SIP or SIP-like standardized VoIP protocol.
Most likely you will have a relatively simple C api (not C++, as the C++ isn't likely to be portable across compilers).
Does it take a month to actually build a waiting list form?
I think Skype Kit can bring a lot of innovation to software and create a much bigger ecosystem around their network