True, but I wonder if Apple really needs to have a standards body overseeing it. They can still open up the protocol without going through a standards body, whi

True, but I wonder if Apple really needs to have a standards body overseeing it. They can still open up the protocol without going through a standards body, which is probably in their best interest. Then third party developers would develop FaceTime apps for Android, etc. But then of course you won't get the seamless user experience.