Ribbit offers an open alternative to Skype
The rate of evolution in the VoIP market would surely make Darwin’s head spin and the latest entry into this market would probably blow his mind. The recently-launched Ribbit company bills itself as “Silicon Valley’s First Phone Company.” Like Skype, Ribbit’s system supports softphones, but unlike Skype Ribbit isn’t a closed system. An interesting issue is that being based on Flash/Flex technology no installation is required as it is completely Web-based – an interesting and potentially powerful advantage over Skype.