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Re:Show HN: JumpChat – Skype without accounts by drvortex on Saturday January 31, 2015 @08:15PM (#8978754)
Screenshare doesn't work on Chrome.

This is a nice tool and there have been some like it already (https://appear.in/) but Skype's killer feature is that it has a list of people I know that I have added, saving me the trouble of emailing URLs or scanning QR codes. The problem with this is that it requires me to already have established contact with the person I want to video chat with, in order to share the link. With Skype, establishing contact, initiating a call and video chatting, all can be done through the same software.

This is why Skype-killers don't take off. Hangouts has made some inroads because it also has a list of people already present. If only it was as reliable as Skype in low bandwidth environments and not bundled into an intrusive Chrome app (it actually blocks a little part of your screen if you want to stay online, the extension has no offline feature, etc.)

Re:Show HN: JumpChat – Skype without accounts by jordsmi on Sunday February 01, 2015 @02:08PM (#8981195)
> Skype's killer feature is that it has a list of people I know that I have added,

This so much. The only reason I use skype is because that is just where everyone already is. No need to get people to make new accounts, get them to download new apps, etc.