Remember not so long ago when Skype had a very public dispute with third-party app developer fring and disabled that company’s use of their API? It appeared that another such service, Nimbuzz, was in the clear -- until now.

Nimbuzz is reporting that effective October 31, 2010, Skype will no longer be available on their all-in-one third party communications service, which includes their free iOS app, an Android app and support for more than 115 Symbian devices, not to mention a Mac version. The popular free iOS app has always been a great way to connect to the Nimbuzz service as well as Facebook, Skype, Yahoo, Windows Live Messenger (MSN), AIM, GoogleTalk, ICQ and others -- but now, a big piece of that pie is going bye-bye.

“Skype’s decision to ask us to stop supporting their service seems to be part of a strategy to disconnect all open third party support,” the Nimbuzz Blog reveals. “So it doesn’t come as a surprise, but it is certainly unfortunate. Instead of locking you in, we will continue to let your mobile do more for you for less, and offer the same quality of free and low cost communications services.”

For their part, Skype seems to be repeating the same story from their dispute earlier this year with another third-party app developer, fring.

“Skype has been in discussions with Nimbuzz regarding our concern and belief they were using Skype’s software in ways which it was not designed for, in a breach of our API Terms of Use and End User Licence Agreement,” a statement given to TechCrunch reads. “Skype offered to meet Nimbuzz and discuss the issue; however we have not heard back from them since our last correspondence to them in early August. As we have said before, Skype encourages openness and supports developers to build products that work with the Skype platform.”

It would appear that what’s at the root of Skype’s move are recent moves by both fring and Nimbuzz to offer their own competing VoIP services, fringOut and NimbuzzOut, which put the SkypeOut service straight in the crosshairs -- and often at even cheaper rates than Skype is charging.

To appease the 30 million Nimbuzz users already using the service, the company is offering a 15 percent bonus credit to use NimbuzzOut, as well as offering calls to mobile phones and landlines in 45 countries for only two cents per minute. Hit up the Nimbuzz Blog to get the details.

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