What does the retiring of WLM and it being replaced by Skype mean for us blackberry 5
I think its a shame that WLM is being retired because RIM made us an app for it but its being retired in March 2013 (with the exception of China) to be replaced with Skype and what makes it worse is BlackBerries running OS 5, 6 and 7 can't get Skype because there's no support for it.
What do you think CB Nation? Should Microsoft make a Skype app for BlackBerries?
Give your thoughts in the comments.
Re: What does the retiring of WLM and it being replaced by Skype mean for us blackberry 5
There are BB5/6/7 apps (like IM+) that have Skype chat. Those should still work as a replacement for WLM. No voice or video, but that's nothing new.
Re: What does the retiring of WLM and it being replaced by Skype mean for us blackberry 5
Originally Posted by
belfastdispatcher I don't know if any of you young hands remember :) but there used to be an app called iSkoot that let you make skype calls and skype chat on a BB. It would dial a local number first and then the rest of the call would be VOIP, much better quality then full VOIP.
Sadly Skype cut them off a while ago.
Ha... I remember iSkoot! Great app. Sad to hear Skype froze em out..
What does the retiring of WLM and it being replaced by Skype mean for us blackberry 5
Originally Posted by
trelawrence Ha... I remember iSkoot! Great app. Sad to hear Skype froze em out..
i know
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What does the retiring of WLM and it being replaced by Skype mean for us blackberry 5
Originally Posted by
adamschuetze I know but maybe RIM might create a native app for skype like they did for Facebook, WLM and Twitter.
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What does the retiring of WLM and it being replaced by Skype mean for us blackberry 5
Originally Posted by
pythons Why is it any Droid or iphone or Windows phone can use Skype but the majority of Blackberry phones are unable to use it?
...The same question goes for Netflix - why can everyone else use it but Blackberry cant?
Eventually people will start to understand that THE ABOVE is what the cause of the market share loss was ( and is )....
...RIM knows how to build a quality device with killer good looks - they just missed the boat for functionality on those things the majority of people want.
...When the functionality of their devices are compared to the other devices that CAN run those things that are evidently VERY important to people.
Well u know what always happens, the underdogs always come out on top.
When BlackBerry 10 outsells Iphone and Android maybe Netflix and Skype and all the rest who shunned BlackBerry will see the error of their ways.
I mean iphone for example, they got everyone excited about ios 6 but they were let down by it because it was the same worn out GUI and functionality plus it was made worse by a crap maps app that was broken and bug filled.
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What does the retiring of WLM and it being replaced by Skype mean for us blackberry 5
We can only hope Microsoft do something when BB10 comes around.
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