Is WebRTC a Threat to Skype?
A WebRTC topic that comes up fairly regularly is whether WebRTC is a threat to Skype. Publicly, Microsoft supports WebRTC, and is active with its development. Also, WebRTC is largely associated with Google, and these two firms often disagree about things. It isn’t surprising that there are some elements of this new standard that are contested between these firms.
By Dave Michels
Dave is an independent analyst and founder of TalkingPointz which is focused on enterprise communications. In addition to this (free and paid) content on TalkingPointz, he contributes to industry sites, can be found at major industry events, and provides advisory services to vendors and financial analysts.