AIM for Windows and iChatAV

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• Reply 1 of 6

  kickaha Posts: 8,760member

  August 19, 2003 10:39PM

  And for us... means we might finally be able to videoconf with AIM users.

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• Reply 2 of 6

  aquatic Posts: 5,602member

  August 19, 2003 11:18PM

  Why was AV on AIM banned by the FCC? Why was Apple allowed to do it? If iChat AV will work with AIM it will be übercool.

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• Reply 3 of 6

  dog almighty Posts: 464member

  August 19, 2003 11:24PM

  Does voice chat already work with Windblows users?

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• Reply 4 of 6

  torifile Posts: 4,024member

  August 20, 2003 12:42AM

  Quote:
  

  
  Originally posted by Kickaha
  
  And for us... means we might finally be able to videoconf with AIM users.
  

  
  

  
  
  That's my hope. I've tried to convert people to Apple, but the process is slow... In the meantime, I'd like a reason to get an iSight...

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• Reply 5 of 6

  ryukyu Posts: 450member

  August 20, 2003 7:17AM

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  Originally posted by Dog Almighty
  
  Does voice chat already work with Windblows users?
  

  
  

  
  
  Nope.

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• Reply 6 of 6

  kickaha Posts: 8,760member

  August 20, 2003 11:05AM

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  Originally posted by Aquatic
  
  Why was AV on AIM banned by the FCC?
  

  
  

  
  
  Because (AOL/)Time/Warner has a massive *video* IP collection. The fear was (is?) that TW could use the videoconf to push their content to AIM users via 'on demand video'. Ie, using their position as one of the world's largest content owners to try and lock in a proprietary other market, ie, content distribution.
  
  
  
  It was seen as an anti-anti-competition move by the FCC.
  
  
  
  Apple has no such content library, so there was no potential conflict.

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