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What's thwarting Skype on cell phones?

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Don't hold your breath waiting for Skype to arrive on cellular phones any time soon. According to experts, there are more than a few reasons why the technology won't be deployed from any vendor in the near future. It's not great news for Skype either, as the revenue stream would prove useful for the company. But the fact remains that Skype's service is a direct competitor to wireless service providers. Unless the Internet calling provider finds a business model that eliminates that issue, the Skype cell phone will remain indefinitely in development purgatory. Article

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"the Skype cell phone will remain indefinitely in development purgatory". LOL, turns out that indefinitely turned out to be only a few months. Wow, you must be embarrassed at how wrong you were. Check out all the new Skype wi-fi and cordless phones that are on the market now.

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