Stuart Henshall

Stowe on IM Choice

July 20, 2005 10:31 PM

Topics: Ideas & Views | skype

Wow first time I've been called a "Skype Head" and now I have my very own technorati tag. Thanks to Stowe who again confronts the which IM sytems should I be on challenge from a Mac users perspective. He asks if there's "An End In Skype"?

.....one outcome of that battle is likely to be consolidation of the fragmented instant messaging world. If and when someone wins that battle I believe it will be like Betamax/VHS, and the standard will become ubiquitous. It's early to call a winner, but Microsoft's flabby innovation these days when contrasted with iPod's market dominance in digital music makes me nod toward Apple. And if Skype wins big as a result, thats cool with me. I just want one buddylist, and if the government isn't going to force interoperability, like they should, then I am rooting for an instant messaging monopoly. And please, God, don't let it be Microsoft. Corante > Get Real >

Good post which highlights that we need the Mac SkypeAPI quickly. Plus I just learned I need to create some new tags for some special people. PhilWolff, BillCampbell, MartinGeddes, DinaMehta. We've been experimenting with Tags on the back end of this blog. I'll see how this goes.




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Posted by: Jean Mercier at July 21, 2005 2:07 AM

"if the government isn't going to force ...
Oh no ... just as if there is ONLY ONE GOVERNMENT ON EARTH!
When will some people understand that there are other countries, governments, rules, habits, religions, ways of thinking, ... outside their own country.
Forcing a standard in the USA or China or Europe only will certainly make the others willing to refuse that standard!
The market will decide!

Posted by: Phil Wolff [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 21, 2005 2:51 PM

Jean, that's what Stowe means. Markets will pick the tipping point when alternatives to the lead become an obvious second-best.

Posted by: Phil Wolff at July 21, 2005 8:42 PM

Jean, I think that's what Stowe means. Markets choose when the product is ready and when scale and network effects set in.

Posted by: Jean Mercier at July 22, 2005 1:24 AM

OK, Phil, perhaps i misunderstood Stowe, but ... why did he say "if the government isn't going to force interoperability, like they should ...
They shouldn't! IMHO! :-)

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