Mozilla's Firefox browser editor, decided to disable, Thursday, January 20, the toolbar of Internet phone service Skype. This extension allows you to call a phone number directly with the Skype service, when a phone number appears on a Web page. For Mozilla, this toolbar, Skype partner program automatically when it is installed on Windows, was the source of about forty thousand crashes Firefox browser last week.The publisher also states that Firefox installation of this bar may be the cause of delays in shipping. "During the past two weeks, we tried to join the Skype team" (...), but "we have not received an answer" explains Justin Scott, who manages the browser extensions. Possible reactivation of the bar users receive a notification of deactivation of the application, but may continue to use it if they wish.
Mozilla also ensures that this measure applies only to the toolbar of Skype. According to the latest data collected by the consulting firm NetApplications, Firefox accounts for nearly 23% of the browser market. Skype claims to his share, 560 million subscribers.
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