FaceTime For Android (and Windows)
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 5/27/2015 1:00:00 AM
FaceTime is fantastic, unless your friends have Android devices.
Before Apple released FaceTime, very few people used video calling on a mobile device, so it quickly became the first true standard for making video calls on iPhones and iPads. Since it was also compatible with the Mac, the standard grew even faster.
This reminds me of the crossroads Apple faced when they decided to release versions of the iPod and iTunes for Windows. Before that, they only worked on a Mac. At the time, they felt that some Windows users would switch a Mac just to use iTunes and iPods.
By opening their platform to Windows, they knew they would potentially lose some Mac sales, but the payoff was a complete domination of the digital music market, which eventually led to even bigger success with the iPhone and iPad.
For the same reason, by putting aside their desire to sell more Macs, releasing FaceTime for Android and Windows will make them the leader in video calling.
If they don't Skype or another video service will eventually make FaceTime irrelevant.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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