Wednesday, December 15, 2004
HTC and Skype, Sittin' in a Tree....?
Posted by Pat Logsdon in "SOFTWARE" @ 04:00 PM
"Sounds like they’re just feeling things out for now, but apparently HTC, the Taiwanese company behind lots of those Smartphones and Pocket PC Phones which end up with somebody else’s logo on them (like the Audiovox SMT 5600, the XDA III, etc), is reaching out to Skype about porting Skype’s VoIP software to the next generation of Smartphones they’re currently working on."
Seems like one of two things could happen here. A) HTC manages to get Skype put on Smartphones/Pocket PC Phone Editions at the factory, and telcos yank it out as soon as they get their grubby paws on them, or B) HTC gets it installed, but it can't be used by 90% of (North American) phone users due to bandwidth constraints. What do you think? Too early?
Seems like one of two things could happen here. A) HTC manages to get Skype put on Smartphones/Pocket PC Phone Editions at the factory, and telcos yank it out as soon as they get their grubby paws on them, or B) HTC gets it installed, but it can't be used by 90% of (North American) phone users due to bandwidth constraints. What do you think? Too early?
