Has the Skype iPhone app diluted the Apple brand?
Skype have released their iPhone software today. But is it actually worth using?
In my opinion there are two main issues with the use of the application on the iPhone. One relates to the network providers and the other to the phone itself.
- You can only use it if you can connect to a wifi connection. Presumably network providers didn’t want this using up their mobile data bandwidth. That in my opinion makes it fairly useless.
- You will only be able to receive calls if you have the application open. I know I don’t intend to walk around with my iPhone permanently running Skype.
Perhaps it makes it a bit easier to call your friends around the world but the benefits look fairly minimal.
An application that ran on Google’s Android would make more sense as at least it would be able to run in the background.
The iPhone is a great phone and I know I wouldn’t want to be without mine but I’m frustrated with some of the issues. You know that if Apple owned Skype they would not release the Skype app in its current state as they know they wouldn’t be able to wow their customers with the current restrictions. Perhaps by allowing apps such as this on the iPhone Apple are actually diluting their brand which they have worked so hard to build. Apple is known for quality IT and software that work out of the box. The Skype app doesn’t really fit with that idea and I expect there will be more apps like this to come.
Do you have any examples of other apps that are high profile but disappoint?
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