I do hope that the Skype people see it as an opportunity to improve product rather than threat / opportunity to sue the hell out of this project. WhatsApp would

I do hope that the Skype people see it as an opportunity to improve product rather than threat / opportunity to sue the hell out of this project. WhatsApp would not have been necessary if they had gotten their act together. But at the time they were seemingly too busy sorting out technical and political ramifications of the MS acquisition and overlap with Lync. A more open approach to clients could save it, especially in the light that people are looking for alternatives after facebook is now starting to monetize WhatsApp.