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by jimmy0x52 4031 days ago
Apple also announced their intention to make FaceTime an open standard. Don't hold your breath.
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That's because the direct FaceTime communication was prevented by a patent lawsuit by a company called VirnetX.

Apple adapted how Facetime works to meet their demands, but that meant that Facetime wasn't the same anymore.

Well they also announced they would open up ResearchKit and that happened.
That was on hold for legal reasons.