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Here is some interesting information for Skype fans everywhere;
I do a ton of communication with people in Europe and Asia, all of whom use Skype on a regular basis. When I heard that Skype would support 10 way calling with an Intel dual core processor and not with AMD dual core I was a bit perplexed. Obviously performance isn't a factor with AMD X2 so I figured eventually someone would come out with a patch.
It turns out that Maxxus has a patched version of Skype that allows 10-way calling regardless of the processor installed. There are also details on the patch: "The patch is the result of two` phases: code analysis and design of the patch. The code analysis, or reverse engineering, reveals the relevant code block, which overrides Skype's limitation for Intel's dual-core CPUs. The patch design isolates the minimal set of instructions that need to be modified to cancel this limitation."
So, if you have an AMD X2 processor you'll notice that 10 way calling works and the CPU is barely breaking a sweat. This also makes an interesting case for AMD in their subpoena of Skype in their much publicized lawsuit against Intel. Though I'm not sure that Intel has anything to do with this added code it is still interesting nonetheless.
Do keep in mind that this isn’t an official “patch” from the makers of Skype, it’s more of a hack. I have tested it and it works great - I may get my techs to test the real world difference between AMD and Intel on Skype to see if there are any benefits either way.
It only makes sense that the Skype team should modify the official version of Skype to support all processors, afterall we are all paying customers of their service.
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