I have a feelingthat apple won't let free apps get to the marketplace to take over face time, unless it's an app that has a monthly fee, like skype.
Skype is free. Skype is so free, it's not even funny.
Anyway, where the **** is skype video calling from the iphone!?
I contacted Skype regarding this. Here's what I got:
Me: I just bought a new iPhone 4 and love the Skype chat/video call experience. When can I expect video calling to come to the iPhone 4??
Skype: Thank you for contacting Skype Customer Service.
We understand your concerns regarding our services. We will pass on the feature that you are requesting to our development team for consideration to potentially be included in a future release. However, implementing changes and creating new features can take some time which means that the suggestions you make today might not be available in the near future.Please be patient while we are working on improving our service to be better and more user friendly. We are sorry for any inconvenience. Should you need more assistance, feel free to contact us again; we will be glad to help. Regards, Anika, Skype Customer Service
Me: Do you know if this is a feature the Skype Team has been working on adding at all?
Skype: Thank you for contacting Skype Customer Service. Thank you for your reply. Please note that Skype has noted the demand for a video calling feature and it has been discussed to add such a feature to the Skype client for iPhone. If and when this will be is something we unfortunately cannot disclose. If you should have any more questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact us. Kindest regards, Joerg, Skype Customer Support
Seriously, Skype needs to get on this. I don't mind if they start with video chat over wifi and add 3g later. i just want to be able to video chat with more people on my iphone. None of my friends have an iphone 4