Skype for the iPhone: Coming Soon?
Given the flat-rate data plans these days for the iPhone and others, how is the big cheese of free VOIP, Skype, going to be able to survive?
Om Malik interviewed Skype CEO, Josh Silverman, this past week and he claimed that Skype for Pocket PC devices has been very popular with nearly 7 million downloads. Silverman said, “People don’t want just voice, they are looking for presence and chatting [of Skype].”
Malik adds that his recent discussions with telecom operators in Europe reveal that they make more money with Skype-enabled phones than non-Skype-enabled.
Rumors swirl that U.S. telecom operators may be planning their “Skype-killer” VOIP client but nothing has transpired to date.
Either Skype is going to appears soon on our iPhone network or AT&T will provide a reasonable facsimile. Currently, Skype provides the best user experience by far.
To view Om Malik’s interview with Silverman, click below:
September 12, 2008 – 9:05 am