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Facetime could become a strong competitor to Skype once a Windows client is available as the UI seems very polished and well "integrated". Now only if my paren
by neovive 16y ago
Facetime could become a strong competitor to Skype once a Windows client is available as the UI seems very polished and well "integrated". Now only if my parents had a Mac so I can test it out. They always seem to have issues getting video chat working on Skype/Windows.
- callmeed 16y agoI was actually thinking today that Apple should buy Skype ... recalling the recent post about Apple buying Facebook, I think Skype would be a better fit.
- moe 16y agoNot really. Skype is strong in businesses. In the office-setting people first and foremost use the text-chat, then the audio calls, then the conference calls. Video calls come dead last. I wouldn't be surprised if even desktop sharing is used more than the video feature.
- pohl 16y agoIn our office we use any old jabber client for text chat, telephones for audio & conference calls, and only resort to Skype for video calls.
- alphabeat 16y agoThe desktop sharing of skype has a long way to go to be used seriously. I can only assume from your comment that you haven't used it. They may have their audio codec down, and the video codec works for live video, but not for content. It's the same deal with JPEG for text for instance.