Nimbuzz to remove Skype support on October 31st

Nimbuzz, the application/service that allows mobile phone users to keep in touch with their buddies across multiple social and instant messaging networks, announced that they have been asked by Skype to remove support for all Skype services, effective October 31st.

The move is understood to be in line with Skype’s mandate to disconnect with all third party VoIP services ahead of its impending IPO. In that sense, we’ve earlier reported Fring was also asked to remove Skype support from its mobile app.

There are no doubts Skype is the leading VoIP client and service today, but with these kinds of practices they may lose the love they have among most users. As a matter of fact, this will open space for other companies such as Google and maybe even smaller players like Vopium and Truphone.

Nimbuzz users can still make cheap VoIP calls using NimbuzzOut, which is said to be more competitively priced than Skype and is also available on more devices than Skype.

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

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“There are no doubts Skype is the leading VoIP client and service today”

There is little doubt that this is true when referring to the desktop environment, but in the world of Mobile VoIP the situation is somewhat different. Skype has struggled to produce mobile applications of comparable quality to their desktop apps. There are a number of better competitors in this space, many of which offer multi-protocol support (not just proprietary Skype) – Truphone, Nimbuzz, Vopium, Gizmo5 and even Fring all spring to mind – and most of these do not convert your Smartphone into a memory-starved handwarmer in the same way that Skype does!
jamesbody

“There are no doubts Skype is the leading VoIP client and service today”

There is little doubt that this is true when referring to the desktop environment, but in the world of Mobile VoIP the situation is somewhat different. Skype has struggled to produce mobile applications of comparable quality to their desktop apps. There are a number of better competitors in this space, many of which offer multi-protocol support (not just proprietary Skype) – Truphone, Nimbuzz, Vopium, Gizmo5 and even Fring all spring to mind – and most of these do not convert your Smartphone into a memory-starved handwarmer in the same way that Skype does!
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/kamilbrzezinski Kamil Brzezi?ski

I love Nimbuzz but have never use it for Skype so it’s not a problem.
Praveen Madhushan764

Skype is not in Nimbuzz . I want It……..