Skype hype?
I’ll never forget when one of my Taiwanese business associates asked me if I was on Skype(pronounced Sky-pee by most here)? I had no clue what that was and he explained. I tried it and loved it immediately. Then I was pleasantly surprised to find out that many podcasters and bloggers(all new to me then back in mid ‘05) were also on Skype.
Well when and application becomes that ubiquitous and even supersedes application utility becoming a virtual phone replacement that is a great level of achievement. Unfortunately, Skype undid what it had gone to great pains to do, it broke down and we all noticed.
Not a good thing for a utility like electricity, water and phone(in this case Net phone.) Sure things happen, software breaks or gets attacked,etc. P2P and Web apps while making great strides and offering much convenience still have a ways to go before they offer comparable stability. Just sayin’.
