Skype to be discontinued?
We all hope not, but it could potentially be discontinued if Joltid Ltd wins its legal battle against Ebay the owner of Skype. Both sides of the dispute are claiming the other has violated the contractual agreement between them. It is my understanding that Niklas Zennstrom sold Skype to Ebay later to form Joltid; Joltid retains the P2P technology during the sale – pretty interesting.
This reminds me a lot of the situation RIM faced, but one difference is obvious. In that case an individual “claimed” to own RIM’s technology – here it is pretty clear Joltid DOES own the technology.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/07/31/skype.lawsuit.threat/index.html
