Skype Service Down For 12 To 24 Hours
Skype said Thursday that software problems have left many of its millions of users without service worldwide. Some users are able to connect to the Skype network but then are quickly disconnected just minutes later.
"Some of you may be having problems logging into Skype. Our engineering team has determined that it’s a software issue. We expect this to be resolved within 12 to 24 hours. Meanwhile, you can simply leave your Skype client running and as soon as the issue is resolved, you will be logged in. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Additionally, downloads of Skype have been temporarily disabled. We will make downloads available again as quickly as possible."
The theory (Totally Unconfirmed) was that a Microsoft update somehow changed the TCP stack or how Microsoft interacted with Skype. Let's assume the vast majority of Windows users set their patch to auto-install. Then let's assume Skype is 80-90% Windows users. That means that a lot of Windows users installed the patch last night and lots of Windows supernodes could be knocked offline. The side effect would be that without enough supernodes, Mac users would be booted as well.
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