The Bloog

It seems us Canadians are out of luck on this one. At least for the moment. I have been wondering why the Skype application could not be found in the Appstore, even though word everywhere is that it’s been released and everybody’s using it.

Well, apparently due to some patent issues, Canadian iTunes users will not have the priviledge of downloading and installing the Skype app for the iPhone.

The other thing that I have just found out is the reason for which Skype’s SkypeIn service is not available in Canada. The CRTC requires from phone operators (which Skype is, to some extent) to offer enhanced 911 so that the operator can find the location of the caller.

Read more here: Skype app for iPhone to launch Tuesday, but not in Canada.