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Skype moves Australia to Europe

skypeaustriaaustraliaWe all know where Australia is right? The Antipodes, that’s the other side of the world. Down under. You know, where the wallabys and kangaroos hang out with Matilda.

Well not any more, Skype has moved it conveniently close to the UK, just South of Germany and the Czech Republic. Skype illustrate how Skype To Go works saying “Sam’s based in the US, so he’s got a US Skype To Go number. His family is back in Australia“, with an image of the call hopping across the Atlantic into Europe.

Not quite Australia, Sydney is about 10,000 miles away from Vienna in Austria, Skype need to get their geography books out.

Via IT Wire

4 Responses

  1. Ah, yes, the old “Australia, Austria, what’s the difference?” routine. Consider that there actually is an eBay Australia and considering that eBay is incorporated in Switzerland (which really is in Europe), you’d think maybe they could work it out, but no…

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