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The point is that unless you have a good synthesis of hard- & software, what's the point? As to network effects, what I like is that apple is making FaceTime a

by joubert 16y ago

The point is that unless you have a good synthesis of hard- & software, what's the point? As to network effects, what I like is that apple is making FaceTime an open standard, and Skype is already keen. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20007298-233.html http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20007298-233.html

ZeroGravitas 16y ago
Is that what he's saying? It sounds like something he would say but in this instance it's more like he's claiming a first for Apple because he's unaware that the Evo shipped with video chat software. My bigger point was that if you are a hardware platform provider working with 3rd parties then you provide the hardware and then the 3rd parties provide the software. Many, perhaps most, of the compelling iPhone experiences work this way too. Apple provide the accelerometers, games companies provide the games that use them etc. It seemed odd to limit either Android or the iPhone to 1st party software/hardware combinations. And regarding, Skype, you might want to read that again. Even if the anonymous source actually exists and works at Skype, the text sounds like a veiled insult and an ad for their own existing and very successful video calling network: We would welcome the opportunity to work with Apple to bring mobile video calling not only to our many millions of Skype users on iPhone around the world, but also to the countless more making video calls on desktops, TVs and other connected devices I'm guessing they might also be hinting that they don't want their duplicate functionality blocked by Apple. Facetime only gets linked to Skype in the headline of the original pocketlint blog, the rest all seems to be about Skype wanting to access the new hardware in iPhone 4. The CNET blog seems to garble this message into Skype wanting to use Facetime.

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The point is that unless you have a good synthesis of hard- & software, what's the point? As to network effects, what I like is that apple is making FaceTime a

by joubert 16y ago

ZeroGravitas 16y ago
Is that what he's saying? It sounds like something he would say but in this instance it's more like he's claiming a first for Apple because he's unaware that the Evo shipped with video chat software. My bigger point was that if you are a hardware platform provider working with 3rd parties then you provide the hardware and then the 3rd parties provide the software. Many, perhaps most, of the compelling iPhone experiences work this way too. Apple provide the accelerometers, games companies provide the games that use them etc. It seemed odd to limit either Android or the iPhone to 1st party software/hardware combinations. And regarding, Skype, you might want to read that again. Even if the anonymous source actually exists and works at Skype, the text sounds like a veiled insult and an ad for their own existing and very successful video calling network: We would welcome the opportunity to work with Apple to bring mobile video calling not only to our many millions of Skype users on iPhone around the world, but also to the countless more making video calls on desktops, TVs and other connected devices I'm guessing they might also be hinting that they don't want their duplicate functionality blocked by Apple. Facetime only gets linked to Skype in the headline of the original pocketlint blog, the rest all seems to be about Skype wanting to access the new hardware in iPhone 4. The CNET blog seems to garble this message into Skype wanting to use Facetime.