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Skype free, FaceTime not
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If it was a scam, why are they giving it away for free on the new MBPs?
Anyhow, there's a front-page article on the reason why Apple charges for this on older Macs.
it still is free dude.... just buy a new mac.
I doubt 99cents is going to put your account in the negative.
quite trolling and trying to cause havoc in the forums.
I guess some of you guys haven´t heard about things called "opinions" and "principles".
And by the way, I´m not losing any sleep over this.
Just wondering why Apple has to nitpick charging for FaceTime when Skype is clearly better and free. Are they really counting on that million people will buy it and they will earn million dollars and not damage their reputation along the way?
And by the way, I´m not losing any sleep over this.
Just wondering why Apple has to nitpick charging for FaceTime when Skype is clearly better and free. Are they really counting on that million people will buy it and they will earn million dollars and not damage their reputation along the way?
Charge is for accounting rules
There are rules that determine how a company recognizes revenues and earnings if new features are added in certain cases. Since new macs advertise FaceTime as a feature it can be free. If Apple didn't charge the nominal fee now they might have to restate past earnings which would be a hassle.
There are rules that determine how a company recognizes revenues and earnings if new features are added in certain cases. Since new macs advertise FaceTime as a feature it can be free. If Apple didn't charge the nominal fee now they might have to restate past earnings which would be a hassle.
I fail to see the logic in a system that considers FaceTime to be an update, but the Mac App Store isn't one.
Actually most accounting is BS. At least it looks like that but unfortunately it's necessary to keep the books in order. Especially when you are a publicly traded company that can get sued for stuff like this.
If Apple wanted to rip off people they would charge $3.99 and still the same number of people would buy it.
With $0.99 the make some 5 million dollar on it max. That's small change for them right now so I believe their explanation about the accounting rules.
I guess they want the money back from the iPhone 4 screw up, the free bumpers remember.
I guess they want the money back from the iPhone 4 screw up, the free bumpers remember.
That would have cost them much more than what they would get from selling Facetime for 99c.
Can Skpe actually call someone in multiple locations at once even when the app is closed on your phone/laptop/desktop? Didn't think so. Facetime finds you where ever you are and you don't have to have it running in the background.
my iphone doesn't do video on skype. neither does my wifes.
why is that? our computers do video on skype. My grandkids live
in a home without a mac, or, an iphone, so we use skpe for that.
I suppose if I wanted to facetime my wife from my computer I'd pay .99c.
But the iphone works well enough, and is easy to carry around.
I wish there was standard that everybody used - maybesomeday -
but not likely because everybody wants to do something different (I guess that is how things move forward) and somebody you want to talk with might want that different feature. The Buck Rogers video communication watch is not available yet, but, we are getting closer
edit: $.99 is probably about as close to free as you can get and still pay
the bookkeeper and tax collector. Those people need to eat as well you know.
why is that? our computers do video on skype. My grandkids live
in a home without a mac, or, an iphone, so we use skpe for that.
I suppose if I wanted to facetime my wife from my computer I'd pay .99c.
But the iphone works well enough, and is easy to carry around.
I wish there was standard that everybody used - maybesomeday -
but not likely because everybody wants to do something different (I guess that is how things move forward) and somebody you want to talk with might want that different feature. The Buck Rogers video communication watch is not available yet, but, we are getting closer
edit: $.99 is probably about as close to free as you can get and still pay
the bookkeeper and tax collector. Those people need to eat as well you know.
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I find that most people who use Mac use Microsoft Office. iWork, for me, is totally inadequate, and isn't worth the money.