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Summary:

Skype recently announced the new SkypeKit software developer’s kit (SDK), a move that could make it possible for the company’s services to be available on a very broad range of devices, from automotive ones to personal electronics. With this announcement, Skype looks to copy Netflix’s successful approach of enabling wide integration of its associated services by providing hardware partners with integration tools. In essence, Skype has created a platform for pushing its dominant voice and video over IP communication suite into a new billion device market. The company already holds a commanding lead for computer-based voice and video communications, and the bottom line is that SkypeKit may strengthen the company’s hold on this market and make it even more difficult for competitors to find a toehold.