[access-uk] Re: FW: [TTZ] A sad day for Gw Connect users
- From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 08:48:21 +0100
Hi Chris
This was totally expected and I knew it was going to happen. Microsoft
announced sometime ago that they would be discontinuing the api and as GW
connect is based around it, it would no longer work when the kit stopped
working. The only reason they kept it around for long as they did was because
developers ask them to and to give developers time to choose alternative ways
of communicating with Skype. You do not need specialist plug-ins to make Skype
work accessibly, in fact both Freedom scientific and GW Micro both have
excellent Skype supports built into their products. There was never a need for
GW connect in my opinion, but I know some people use it.
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> On 2 Aug 2014, at 07:46, "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> This is not good
>
> Regards
>
> Adrien
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The-tech-zone
> [mailto:the-tech-zone-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Christopher Hallsworth via The-tech-zone
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 9:44 PM
> To: A general technology discussion list
> Subject: [TTZ] A sad day for Gw Connect users
>
> Hi all
> Just saw this on the Gw Micro website and was compelled to
> bring this to
> your attention. Very sad indeed and Microsoft is to blame
> for all of this.
> GWConnect ends August 4
> Aug-01-2014
> Dear fans and supporters of GWConnect.
>
> We were notified by Microsoft earlier today that support for
> SkypeKit,
> the heart of GWConnect, ended yesterday, July 31, 2014 and
> no further
> updates will be available. In addition, on Monday August 4,
> 2014
> SkypeKit will stop working which means GWConnect will also
> stop
> working. We were hoping for a different outcome but this is
> beyond our
> control. We also hoped for a greater warning but again, we
> just became
> aware today.
>
> Everyone who purchased a 12-month license for GWConnect will
> receive a
> prorated refund. In other words, if 11 months ago you
> purchased the
> 12-month license, your refund will be much smaller than the
> person who
> purchased it today. There are no 1 month licenses that ran
> for less
> than 1 month so those are not affected. We will contact
> everyone who is
> receiving a refund as quickly as possible.
>
> We sincerely wished for a different ending but we truly
> thank all of you
> who supported this fine product. Please stay in touch with
> us as we
> continue to provide new and better products in the future.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Your AI Squared team
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