Well this is... well... I giggled! Skype on BB10!

[Tiwo]

BlackBerry 10's Skype app will be an Android port | The Verge

This is disappointing

 

[WavingReds]

/tickles

Let's be honest here, BB10 may get all those apps but they're just sloppy seconds ports

 

[WinFan1]

Well that is all well and good but Skype on windows phone is subpar at best.
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[spaulagain]

Well that is all well and good but Skype on windows phone is subpar at best.
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How? Its fully integrated into the OS.

 

[Microsoftjunkie]

How? Its fully integrated into the OS.

Not fully...its still in app form.

 

[spaulagain]

Not fully...its still in app form.

Ya, because its an app. But calls come in etc just as if they were a phone call. And the video call works great, especially compared to Facetime. What more could you ask for?

 

[Daniel Ratcliffe]

Ya, because its an app. But calls come in etc just as if they were a phone call. And the video call works great, especially compared to Facetime. What more could you ask for?

Integration with Messaging and People hubs. I want the "app" to just be a handshake to the servers and then the built in hubs take care of the rest.

 

[Mystictrust]

/tickles

Let's be honest here, BB10 may get all those apps but they're just sloppy seconds ports

I hate to say it, but ummm... aren't we Windows Phone users also kind of used to getting sloppy seconds ports from iPhone and Android?

 

[jdhooghe]

Skype is terrrrrible on WP8 so even if it's an android port it will still be better

 

[Daniel Ratcliffe]

Skype is terrrrrible on WP8 so even if it's an android port it will still be better

Actually this I have to agree with. I have the Android app (HTC Flyer), and Skype is brilliant on it. But Microsoft have so much potential with Skype for WP 8.

 

[web99]

BlackBerry 10's Skype app will be an Android port | The Verge

This is disappointing

The most important thing for 9 out of 10 consumers would be whether the app works properly on their phone. If it does then many are not going to care whether or not it is a native app or an Android port.

 

[ammarmalik2011]

Ya, because its an app. But calls come in etc just as if they were a phone call. And the video call works great, especially compared to Facetime. What more could you ask for?

LOL all they did was made the UI for incoming calls mimic the GSM calls UI. Skype is in no way integrated into the OS at the moment.
As for what more could we ask for? Hmmm lets see

• fast resume. the stupid resume screen makes it look like an app from a feature phone back in 2003
• send and receive pictures. The BB app might be a port, but it will do this just fine.
• let me log out; pretty please?

 

[paulxxwall]

Skype for wp8 is horrible!!!! Rarely gets calls

 

[WavingReds]

I hate to say it, but ummm... aren't we Windows Phone users also kind of used to getting sloppy seconds ports from iPhone and Android?

lol I forgot about this thread but what I meant by ports from bb is the android emulation they have