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Steve Jobs' unfulfilled promise of an open FaceTime standard

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Steve Jobs announced that FaceTime, Apple's video-calling feature introduced with the iPhone 4, would become an open standard. However, this promise was not fulfilled, and FaceTime has remained a proprietary Apple technology. The article explores the reasons behind this unfulfilled commitment. AI

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Steve Jobs' unfulfilled promise of an open FaceTime standard

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Ewan Spence, Senior Contributor ·

    Steve Jobs Promised An iPhone Open Standard That Never Arrived

    Apple brought video-calling to the mainstream with the launch of the iPhone 4, with Steve Jobs promising it would become an open standard. Why did that never happen?

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