Strength in brand. Most common-folk users have no idea what voip is. You can't compete with Skype by just doing a voip client - if that were true then you would see Google Talk, Facetime etc. eating into Skype market share, and not Skype growing 30% per quarter.
For many people, Skype is online communication and messaging. It has become a verb and one of the most recognizable online brands alongside Google, Facebook etc.
Strength in brand. Most common-folk users have no idea what voip is. You can't compete with Skype by just doing a voip client - if that were true then you would see Google Talk, Facetime etc. eating into Skype market share, and not Skype growing 30% per quarter.
For many people, Skype is online communication and messaging. It has become a verb and one of the most recognizable online brands alongside Google, Facebook etc.