As a long time Skype user, I couldn't help but feel rather uncomfortable when I found out that eBay was buying the company. My apprehensions to this deal would not seem to be unfounded.  
 
Recently, it was announced that Skype would be partnering with Intel to make "multiparty audio chats more effective." The problem with this, however, is that Skype in doing so could potentially be doing damage to Intel's rival, Advanced Micro Devices.  
 
Skype has announced that users of Intel processors will be able to do 10 party audio chats, while users of AMD processors will be limited to only 5 participants. 
 
AMD has now subpoenaed Skype claiming that this latest Skype/Intel lock-in is yet another example of Intel's monopolistic and anti-competitive business practices. You can read about it here: 
 
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What's your take on this situation? Feel free to comment below. 
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UPDATE: 
Someone has confirmed that this was simply a hack to stop non-Intel systems from running correctly. This same person has created a patch that allows you to get full 10 person conferencing with AMD processor based systems.  
 
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