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Skype lives on, reaches settlement with Joltid

by Brad Linder on November 6, 2009 at 12:00 PM

A few months ago there was talk that a lawsuit could bring down the popular VoIP client Skype. That's because Skype was involved in a dispute with Joltid, a company that Skype was licensing technology from.

Today Skype announced that the company has reached a settlement with Joltid. The net result is that Skype now owns the technology and Joltid founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis will join the investor group that is in the process of buying Skype away from eBay as well as the Skype board.

If those names sound familiar, they should. Zennström and Friis were also the founders of Skype, back before eBay bought the company.

While there's a lot of backroom politics involved in the deal, here's what it means for users: Skype isn't going to close up shop anytime soon.

Tags: Janus Friis, JanusFriis, lawsuit, news, Niklas Zennström, NiklasZennström, skype

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WilliamNov 6th 2009 1:02PM

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"Joltid founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis will join the investor group that is in the process or buying Skype away from eBay"

Are the Joltid founders wealthy enough to buy Skype from eBay?

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WilliamNov 6th 2009 1:03PM

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Oh, I just realized, it's probably a typo; "...in the process OF buying Skype..."

Got it. Never mind. =)

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octoberasianNov 6th 2009 2:31PM

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I'm glad this might be close to being resolved.

I use Skype for my primary work number (Skype-In number). And, it's also relatively cheaper than landline phones when making long-distance and international calls.

If it wasn't for the 911 caveat, I'd use this permanently.

However, if it does go down, I may try Vonage, but the issue I have is that I need broadband without a landline. And, I don't want to resort to Time Warner Cable Internet given their bandwidth throttling and poor customer service. Currently have DSL with AT&T.

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