I can see why WebRTC is useful, but I personally wouldn't want to make regular use of any video or audio chat service that requires a web browser. The last thin

I can see why WebRTC is useful, but I personally wouldn't want to make regular use of any video or audio chat service that requires a web browser. The last thing I need is yet another tab to keep open (please give me something I can use my operating system's window and process management facilities with), not to mention a native app will probably do the same thing more efficiently.