Re: [rtcweb] UDP transport problem

[Dave Taht <[e-mail]>]

On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 6:50 PM, cowwoc <[e-mail]> wrote:
> On 13/02/2014 6:00 PM, Dave Taht wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 5:51 PM, cowwoc <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 13/02/2014 5:46 PM, Dave Taht wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The biggest downside, as I see it, is targeting advancements in the
>>>> state
>>>> of
>>>> the art, at windows. 98% of the world or so run non-windows based cell
>>>> phones and tablets, and in terms of total users, probably outnumber
>>>> the windows contingent at this point.
>>>>
>>>> SCTP and MPTCP are quite feasible on android and IOS.
>>>
>>>
>>> It doesn't matter how many smartphones there are. What matters is how
>>> many
>>> of them will be used to do meaningful video chat. The screen real estate
>>> on
>>> these devices is way too small.
>>
>> In my experience, everybody is using tablets and handheld devices for
>> video chat.
>> It is a natural extension of the usage of the device to extend it from
>> phone calls
>> to video calls.
>>
>> The lack of a working camera on most desktops is a hindrance, and the
>> placement
>> of cameras on most laptops is not ideal.
>
>
> All laptops and tablets come with decent cameras. I will agree that WebRTC
> on tablets will be strong, but smartphones is really pushing it. Most of the
> time I've seen people engage in video chat it was between family members;
> far less for business use. And in those cases, I've seen people jump on
> tablets and laptops instead of having to deal with a tiny, underpowered
> smartphone for video. These are just personal observations, not science, so
> please take them with a grain of salt.

I will clarify what I said above is that what I observe among the under 20s
is huge tablet and handheld use for videoconferencing. For business use
I see primarily things like dedicated hardware, webex and to a smaller
extent hangouts,
and facetime.


> Gili



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