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by scatterhead 1761 days ago
So it sounds like Facetime's Firefox support is better in your experience?
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acdha 1760 days ago
I’d flip it the other way: Google decided to remove the benefits of portability, similar to how Zoom removed the benefits of being able to use their service without installing a client first.

FaceTime is limited to Apple devices until iOS 15 allows anyone with a browser to join a call, so you’d think they’d be emphasizing the benefits of portability more.

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blacksmith_tb 1760 days ago
Facetime doesn't work in any browser, does it? On macOS and iOS it uses a dedicated app, the protocol is proprietary so no 3rd part clients exist?
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bleachedsleet 1760 days ago
FaceTime is coming to the web

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/7/22522889/apple-facetime-an...

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randomdata 1761 days ago
The benefit of FaceTime being an open standard.
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imwillofficial 1760 days ago
It’s not an open standard
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randomdata 1760 days ago
Nor does it currently work in Firefox. Hence the continuation of the joke.

It was originally announced as an open standard, though. Anyone who remembers Steve Jobs would have caught on. It is easy for us old-timers to forget how long ago that was now, so I extend my apologies to the youngsters.

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imwillofficial 1760 days ago
Hahaha you’re right! I remember jobs saying that, or was it iMessage He was talking about?
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