The comments are the most interesting part there. It's OK for Skype to defend itself against erroneous claims, but if they're not going to step up and produce the clients that their customers want, their customers are going to remain ticked off.
Android user since day one here and had skype lite on my g1. I upgraded to the HTC Desire and while it's a great phone, the official skype app is unavailable in the uk marketplace for this specific model - I've no idea why, so I've been using fring, but now I'm starting to have my first gripe with the Android experience...
Fring sucks. It shows a lot of promise but its buggy as hell and it killed my battery.<p>I hope it's not representative of other background VOIP apps.<p>Next question: where is the official Skype iOS4 app?
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't this like Twitter telling Tweetdeck that their application is horrible- I have never used it, just an example- and that they will no longer allow them to use their API?
What a joke:<p>"On Friday, for example, Fring withdrew support for video calls over Skype on iOS 4 without warning, again damaging our brand and disappointing our customers, who have high expectations of the Skype experience."<p>Right, which is why Skype on Android is abizmally bland, has no support for any sort of video chat, is only available on Verizon, and doesn't work on Wifi. Oh, and your iPhone client has a great video experience right?<p>You blocked fring because it doesn't support the Skype experience, which you're defining as including video support. Hypocrite much? XMPP and Facetime need to get with it.