[IxDA Discuss] My desktop is invading the web

[Matt Theakston]

This morning i noticed that skype (which is running on my desktop)
is reformatting all of the listed telephone numbers i come across
online (for example under ixda members on gmail, bank contact pages etc) to
a link which automatically calls the number from skype, with a little
"call" icon.

I don't particularly mind this, but do the websites whos users experience is
(ever so slightly) changed? Will we see more of this, our desktop apps
interpreting our web pages, in the way browsers do? Does a downloaded
desktop application (skype) feel it can pull rank over my web applications
(gmail)? Who'se in control here!

Matt

DePaul University