Comments on: TextMe tries to recreate Skype as a mobile-first app http://gigaom.com/2013/03/19/textme-tries-to-recreate-skype-as-a-mobile-first-app/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ericwullenbaecker http://gigaom.com/2013/03/19/textme-tries-to-recreate-skype-as-a-mobile-first-app/#comment-1328240 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:51:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=622061#comment-1328240 I think one should not forget to mention yuilop as the main competitor to textme and they are also coming to the US. They also offer free calls to all phone numbers worldwide, free SMS, VOIP + IM. According to TC they are actually racking up 5 mio users in Europe which would make them the market leader in Europe.

]]> By: GingerNutter http://gigaom.com/2013/03/19/textme-tries-to-recreate-skype-as-a-mobile-first-app/#comment-1321634 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=622061#comment-1321634 Was going to try it out but after about 20 attempts at creating a username with no luck I gave up. I don’t get why they don’t use my email address as my identification. Grr!!

]]> By: Kevin Fitchard http://gigaom.com/2013/03/19/textme-tries-to-recreate-skype-as-a-mobile-first-app/#comment-1321600 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:24:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=622061#comment-1321600 Hi Alex,

That’s a valid perspective, and I can easily see how many people would want that. That’s why I offered that last bit up as my personal opinion. Specialization does produce a better service, but for some people that degree of specialization becomes almost counterproductive. Maybe I’m just lazy… :)

]]> By: Alex Makarov http://gigaom.com/2013/03/19/textme-tries-to-recreate-skype-as-a-mobile-first-app/#comment-1321432 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:11:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=622061#comment-1321432 > What I really want is one service that does all of the above.

I’m sure many readers will disagree. The days of service aggregation are gone. Do one thing, but do it right. Multitasking and fast app switching do the rest.

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