Apple adds FaceTime to Macs

Steve Jobs looks like Skeletor.

Or just use yahoo or skype.

About time! Now get FaceTime to work for Windows 7 please.

Niceeeee Facetime’s coming to Mac!!!!!..BUT WAIT, what makes FaceTime on a Mac any different than iChat, Skype, or Oovoo on a Mac?? Because last time I checked it does the SAME thing. Is there any ground breaking technology going to be added?? Unless they are getting rid of iChat all together.

Somehow Jobs is going to say this is magical and revolutionary, and the Apple Fanboys will agree, even though this has been possible over skype for what 5 years?

Aside from the other services that offer this as probably already noted by regular BG readers, I’m also thinking what’s the good? Sure, laptops have bigger screens but really, how big do I need to be in your face for me talk to you. And if FaceTime works over wi-fi, and now presumably over wired connection, then isn’t Apple devaluing the app’s appeal on its iPhone? I think I’ll just stick to the other already known and well used alternatives that don’t limit me to one system OS.

ohh, facetime on a MAC…only benefit that I can see would be for Iphone users…other than that use any other program that has been out for so much longer and is out of Beta:)

Make it use standards-based SIP protocol so I can call any/all other SIP proxies out there, and I’ll be happy. Don’t limit this app to only work with other FaceTime users.
In other words, allow it to work with other SIP-based video products, and watch the skype userbase come your way.

this is innovation? please

So with Skype on a PC you can video chat with a cellphone?? I doubt it..

So facetime will make this happen for the first time, right?

Im assuming its so that CPU and Phones can communicate on one app. Mac to iphone.

How innovative…lol.
Bet this is going to cost some coin.

Apple needs to sell macs… To do so, best bet is to get iphone users to buy… 60% of income or profits from equip that is all 3 years or less old.. Apple is trying hard to sell more macs, and new users want on their mac what they have on their iphone….

This is mostly beneficial for iPhone users. Now they can chat mobile to computer. Can’t do that with many of services. And everyone assumes that everyone has a skype account or oovoo. This is not innovation but it will make things easier for a lot of people who can care less about opening another account for something they will seldom use. I mean it’s ok but what’s all the hating for. The same folks are saying use Skype or and service are the same idiots who tout blackberry messenger. Hypocrites.

Don’t you need some account to use facetime?

FaceTime beta on Mac watch my video -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7twB_HfkOEo&hd=1

BG you get excited about the weirdest things.

I know their stock is through the roof and they are still growing in market share but this announcement today was disappointing in my eye. Nothing ground breaking or innovated. I seems to me that Apple is really slowing down in finding new ideas to the OS. Facetime? Come on Steve, you can do better. Touchscreen? Nah, nothing turns me off more than a dirty laptop/computer screen. Thanks anyways but I will stick with Leopard.

just installed it on my imac and works seemlessly for a beta version. wished this was on a PC too since I have a windows 7 laptop. At least I can use yahoo messenger app on my ip4 to video chat with someone on a PC.

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Popcorn hour, Western Digital, HDI, Dvico just to name a few make much better media players than this POS.