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Too technical. Awful name as well. "Ring is a secure and distributed voice, video and chat communication platform that requires no centralized server and leave
by andrewmcwatters 11y ago
Too technical. Awful name as well.
"Ring is a secure and distributed voice, video and chat communication platform that requires no centralized server and leaves the power of privacy in the hands of the user."
I don't think most people actually care about any of this. The app is ugly, too.
I want a Skype killer, but everyone who writes this type of software panders to security and tech people, when really these applications should pander to people people.
Belongs in the same crowd of apps like Tox.
- Freak_NL 11y agoIf you leave out the secure, distributed, decentralised, free software, and privacy conscious aspects Ring is touting, you get Skype. Why do you want a Skype killer if not for those features?
- andrewmcwatters 11y agoBecause of tact. That's why. It's entirely image. Anyone can make a great technical replacement for Skype. Multiple solutions have come before this one. What do they all lack? What's the common pattern? They all pale in comparison to Skype's invitingness regardless of how horrible Skype has become over the years.