Skype user limit hacked to allow non-Intel CPUs to do 10-way
MAxxus, a force behind the osx86 project has posted a detailed piece on how he cracked the Skype 5 way limit for non-Intel dual core processors. He concluded that the check details were:
If it’s a CPU with “GenuineIntel” branding and has at least two cores, then allow 10 users; else limit to 5 users.
The article gives a good view of what x86 assembler hacking is like. There is none of this kind of thing involved:
