[LINK] Alternatives to Skype

[Dr Bob Jansen]

Fernando,

that's not what I am saying at all. What I am saying is that because of 
the user base any competitor will have a devil of a time gaining market 
reach. And Microsoft Word is the exact example. There are alternatives, 
even the free OpenOffice, but none seem to have made much inroad to the 
existing user base nor stopped sales of the product. The Office 
juggernaut rolls on .....

An agreed international standard, if that is what SIP is, is what's 
needed to get the clients to coalesce around and provide interoperability.

bobj

On 16/02/13 1:11 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Dr Bob Jansen
> <bob.jansen at turtlelane.com.au> wrote:
>> What we need is an agreed, supported and
>> implemented international standard for audio/video communication so that
>> one can call whomever one pleases irrespective of their client app.
> It´s called SIP.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol
>
> Sorry but your argument is akin to saying that because Microsoft
> Office exists and has a large user base, the world should standarize
> around microsoft´s proprietary file formats...
>
> Just dump Skype, and tell the other party to call over Jitsi.
>
> It isnt like Skype invented voice over IP, a decade ago I used the
> services of Deltathree.com and Net2Phone before Skype even existed...
>
> just my $0.02
> FC
>

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