Yeah, other countries have had video calling for years but nobody uses it. I got a phone two years ago with video calling and I remember I could start using it straight away with other friends who already had it, and I think Japan's had it much longer. I never use it though I can imagine some people would like it with something like a girlfriend who they haven't seen in a few days. Personally though I don't even think about it, even if I would want to use it the chances are so rare that I would that it just doesn't occur to me.
I guess that when it comes to communication it's the simpler the better, like how people had been using telephones for decades but then as soon as instant messaging and email came along the landline companies are struggling. Voice calls are still handy for those instant gratification kinds of conversations but video calling is just barely necessary. I'm not an Apple fanboy but I certainly won't be knocking them if they don't have video conferencing. I do however think the Apple fanboys should be saving their breath for all the excuses they're gonna be making when the iPhone is missing all these features they were hoping for whilst maybe having one or two unique features to distract from it's shortcomings.
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Yeah, other countries have had video calling for years but nobody uses it. I got a phone two years ago with video calling and I remember I could start using it straight away with other friends who already had it, and I think Japan's had it much longer. I never use it though I can imagine some people would like it with something like a girlfriend who they haven't seen in a few days. Personally though I don't even think about it, even if I would want to use it the chances are so rare that I would that it just doesn't occur to me.
I guess that when it comes to communication it's the simpler the better, like how people had been using telephones for decades but then as soon as instant messaging and email came along the landline companies are struggling. Voice calls are still handy for those instant gratification kinds of conversations but video calling is just barely necessary. I'm not an Apple fanboy but I certainly won't be knocking them if they don't have video conferencing. I do however think the Apple fanboys should be saving their breath for all the excuses they're gonna be making when the iPhone is missing all these features they were hoping for whilst maybe having one or two unique features to distract from it's shortcomings.