Comments on: Is Skype the Windows Phone Wildcard?

By: Louis

Louis — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:48:00 +0000

Good review, most users today have no clue as to what voip is onr its history. It infact should have been the meat of all tbe communication,so chea. The world missed its chance to be truely in touched with it self.

By: Counsel Dew

Counsel Dew — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:12:00 +0000

Does anyone really think it would be that hard for a Skype app to be made and added? Really?

By: Bobby Jackson

Bobby Jackson — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:14:00 +0000

Actually, I think the real game changer for Microsoft isn’t implementing Skype (cause i don’t know if Skype is average consumer friendly); I think it lies within one of their other products- Kinect. If they can implement swiping, pinch-to-zoom, and other motions without having to touch your touchscreen by using Kinect in a Windows Phone, then i think it’s just “gimmicky” enough to catch the eye of the young and old “average consumer”. That would truly be taking it to the next level, and since Kinect is proprietary, they would have a jump on Apple and Android.

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:53:00 +0000

True, but Sprint’s CDMA network would present issues when viewed in context with the prevalent GSM networks internationally. Part of Microsoft’s goal with the Nokia partnership was to extend Windows Phone to lower-cost price points, something Nokia is good at doing with its economies of scale and existing footprint in developing markets. Those markets invariably use GSM networks, though.

Yes, Microsoft could push for dual CDMA/GSM chipsets, but that’s an added cost when the goal is making WP affordable.

By: Donna wilson

Donna wilson — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Wildcard app for wp7 is angry birds..lol

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:22:00 +0000

I’m thinking Skype didn’t make a Windows Phone app both because it’s difficult (multitasking issues) and there weren’t enough customers to matter. For people who consider a voip app a hygiene feature, yeah, it makes sense to add it and integrate it to the phone.

But what that does to billable minutes for the carrier… it kills them. And that’s huge money. This isn’t going to make the carriers more eager to push the phone – and they were already reluctant.

Anybody who cares already has a different app to do this anyway.

By: 75446steve

75446steve — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:04:00 +0000

Perhaps you should read the article then and find out!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:18:00 +0000

You mean the carriers that all live off of the mainstream carriers towers? Lol it would be cool to have an option like that but it won’t happen lol

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:02:00 +0000

If you could get a SkypePhone (Microsoft really ought to ditch the 1990s “Windows” brand) for $19.99 or even $25.99/month data only with say, free Skype to US/Canada (matching Google Voice) I think it would make a huge difference. I’m an Android user, positively swear by it. But I would definitely sit up and take notice and reconsider my options if Microsoft did that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:28:00 +0000

My thoughts exactly lol Microsoft owns Skype, Skype is currently on pretty much every OS except the one Microsoft builds lol Makes perfect sense if you don’t think about it

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:27:00 +0000

Didn’t read the very long article, but seeing as though iOS and Android already have Skype, I fail to see how this would add any sort of draw towards WP7 over what is currently offered.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:27:00 +0000

Didn’t read the very long article, but seeing as though iOS and Android already have Skype, I fail to see how this would add any sort of draw towards WP7 over what is currently offered.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:19:00 +0000

Tell me how a mishmash of apps spread all over is in any way superior to WP7 hubs/live tiles? All but Android fanboys complain that Android is a mess…something you don’t hear about WP7.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:19:00 +0000

Tell me how a mishmash of apps spread all over is in any way superior to WP7 hubs/live tiles? All but Android fanboys complain that Android is a mess…something you don’t hear about WP7.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:16:00 +0000

Chris, think a little bigger. A MS play for Sprint would be a game changer. Of course, I’m not taking about a partnership but an outright purchase of Sprint and its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brand. As long as Verizon continues to so blatantly eschew WP for Android, MS will have to think extremely strategic. This will become more pronounced if W8 does not provide a notable bump for WP8 within six months of their release.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:16:00 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:07:00 +0000

I’m not really seeing how Skype is a WP7 wildcard. It still doesn’t help out the ugly interface that nobody wants (sorry, it had to be said). While I see that the number of WP7 articles have skyrocketed (looks like Microsoft’s checks went out to bloggers to write about their platform as they promised), I fail to see changing opinions when it comes to the first thing someone sees: the interface. As long as people can use Skype with video on other platforms, its not going to be some magical trump card. VOIP does use data and data isn’t unlimited anymore folks.

By: Sopheak Maxx Hean

Sopheak Maxx Hean — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

Skype on anything else but Winmo?? Just doesn’t make sense.

By: Sopheak Maxx Hean

Sopheak Maxx Hean — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

Skype on anything else but Winmo?? Just doesn’t make sense.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

Interesting story Chris. The only question in my mind is – will Microsoft use Skype to help sell Nokia phones (to start)? It seems MSFT has more to gain by selling Lumia 900s (and Lumia 710s) than it does a Samsung or HTC device at the current time given Nokia’s dedication to the platform. MSFT can make inroads with consumers using the Lumia 900, force other OEMs to up their game when it comes to hardware and then spreading the Skype love with the next gen of WP devices from those manufacturers.