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Skype killing off Extras, developer program
According to the letter sent to developers, "not enough people were using them to justify our continued support of the Extras program."
users can still download a number of applications from the Skype Extras site for now, but the company has stopped certifying new programs. When existing apps expire they'll be pulled from the Extras service and eventually all the free and paid add-ons will disappear from Skype Extras.
It's not entirely clear what this means for the future of Skype add-ons. Some popular applications let users record calls or send faxes. Without these add-ons, it'll be a lot tougher to do these things over Skype, although there are some third party programs that do things such as recording calls without directly plugging into Skype. Perhaps that will be how all Skype-related accessories work in the future.
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Subscribe to commentsJamieSep 12th 2009 10:13AM
nooo!
They simply can not do this! I use Skype Extras ALL the time! :-(
WolfeSep 12th 2009 10:13AM
and sadden the 5 people that actually use the extras. I tried them, like many have, and they are CPU hogs.
Now, though, we can all be extremely happy because we will have hackers jumping all over this. Hackers like hacking things that they shouldn't. Just like I like modding things that say "do not open" and touching things that say "Please do not touch".
bostonrunnerSep 12th 2009 12:20PM
Interesting that you show a screenshot of the extras that will still be around, as you cite, "users can still download a number of applications from the Skype Extras site for now." I'm not seeing this as a big deal; it will still be available for a while, and even if it goes away completely, users will still be able to search out the programs through the traditional route--Google.
Shawn
Skype Call Center
http://www.skype-call-center.com
ChristophSep 12th 2009 5:58PM
Whatever caused this misunderstanding in Skype’s information: Pamela for Skype and PamFax for Skype will NOT BE AFFECTED by this change in Skype, as these products do not depend the Skype Extras system.
See http://www.pamnews.com/2009/09/11/no-skype-extras-anymore/ for a detailed explanation.
-Christoph
Pamela & PamFax Team