Cellular providers want Nokia to drop Skype from cell phones - Ars Technica
Fri, Feb 27th, 2009
Two UK mobile operators are reportedly fuming at Nokia for including a mobile version of Skype on its N97 handset. Both Orange and O2 are so terrified that the popular VoIP service will siphon away profitable cell minutes by allowing users to make free calls that they are supposedly threatening not to carry the device unless Skype is removed.
The outrage is going on behind closed doors for the time being, though it's hardly surprising, given the power that carriers have traditionally had over handset manufacturers. They don't like customers having options that the handset maker wants to offer when they believe it might threaten their bottom line-even if they ultimately benefit consumers.
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