Tumbled Logic

Why Skype for iPhone

There’s been lots of buzz about Skype for iPhone, due for launch today, and lots of people asking what the point of it is.

There are a couple of answers to this:

1. Of the 30 million iPhone OS devices sold, only 56% of those are iPhones—the rest are iPod touches.
2. Cheap (or free) International calls don’t necessarily mesh well with the various carriers’ charging plans. Remember that it’s not just AT&T.
3. While the utility is perhaps limited until iPhone OS 3 is released (which brings with it the background notifications framework), this theoretically gives you SkypeIn calls to the same device you receive ordinary calls on, provided you’re in range of a WiFi access point.