The Internet telephony service, Skype could be days. As Ebay has recognized, the company that bought the firm in 2005 by about 2,600 million dollars, there are serious problems for the survival of the known system. The problem would be the licensing service. When Ebay bought Skype, it was not made with the code that was programmed with the application. Therefore, the company that owns it (Jolt) has sued the auction site from misuse of technology. Thus, not finding a solution, Ebay should put closure to an application currently used by more than 480 million people around the world.

Following the submission of quarterly data, Ebay has launched a clear message to the users of Skype. The popular system of communications in the network could be closed in the coming months.

The origin of the problem dates back to the time of its acquisition in 2005. Then, the auction site bought the firm Skype for approximately 2,600 million dollars. However, the price of the sale did not include control over the key code that allowed the system to work, developed by the company Jolt.

Therefore, the two companies reached an agreement through the payment of a license. However, the revelation of the secret code of Skype by eBay in other trials in the U.S. parallel to discontent from the creators of the system that launched a war against the portal for having violated the terms of the license.

Thus, it is planned to hold a trial between the companies in the middle of next year. Thus, while the process is resolved, Ebay is working to develop alternative technologies setback to solve the problem.

Therefore, Ebay warns: “The loss of existing licenses or the inability to maintain them could lead to a decline in service quality or the loss of it until it could develop, identify, license and integrate equivalent or alternative technologies appropriate.

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