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downloadsquad.com - 12/17/2008

Joost kills internet video desktop client

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Two months after launching a web-based version of its online video platform, Joost is turning off its desktop client. Joost, which is the brainchild of some of the folks behind the Skype VoIP software, was originally launched to provide an alternate way for people to interact with internet ...

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Lifehacker:  Joost Discontinues Its Desktop Client, Now Web Only [Joost]

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multichannel.com - 12/18/2008

Joost Scraps Video App - 12/17/2008 5:56:00 PM - Multichannel News

— multichannel.com — Internet TV Venture To Drop Support For Software After Launch of Web Player By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 12/17/2008 5:56:00 PM Internet TV venture Joost this week will discontinue support for its original software application which had been ... (more) Joost Scraps Video App - 12/17/2008 5:56:00 PM - ...

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crunchbase.com - 12/13/2008

Skype Company Profile

— crunchbase.com — Skype is a peer-to-peer Internet telephony service that is free for Skype-to-Skype calls. The service also allows Skype users to call mobiles and landlines, and vice-versa. Skype has special charge plans for non-Skype-to-Skype calls. Skype is ... (more) Skype Company Profile

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techcrunch.com - 12/18/2008

Joost Just Gives Up On P2P Altogether

— techcrunch.com — Joost’s two year old online video service was a pretty darned smart idea when it first launched. Instead of streaming video through the Joost website, users would download a Mozilla-based client and watch it there instead. The user ... (more) Joost Just Gives Up On P2P Altogether

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Joost Discontinues Its Desktop Client, Now Web Only [Joost]
Lifehacker — [image] Download Squad reports that internet video service Joost will discontinue its desktop player effective December 19th . Joost introduced its web version in October to compete with the popularity of sites like Hulu, and now the online portal will be all that's left. We first covered Joost way back in April of 2007 when the desktop client held a lot of promise, but it looks like the majority of users are perfectly happy to stream video from their browsers rather than download an entirely separate app.