We are working hard to provide full RTC support in Chrome all the way from WebKit down to the native audio and video parts. Our goal is to enable Chrome with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple Javascript APIs.

We would like to announce that a new open source project is about to land in src/third_party/webrtc. All details about WebRTC in general can be found at. Based on a Chromium forum post last week, big video features are coming to Google's browser: But I've got other software that's easily as good or better.

Sure, Skype is great for messaging and video calls. That's for Windows only - ahead of the merger closing! Surely this foreshadows something. This week, Skype 5.5 beta for Windows debuted with some cool Facebook integration. When they didn't, the best features - the ones anyone would really want - were available for Microsoft platforms only. Skype wouldn't be the first Microsoft acquisition where other platforms got ditched. Ballmer has pledged to support multiple platforms, but the man has crossed fingers behind his back before. I also worry about Microsoft's Skype commitment.

If Skype so easily screws its own people, what about lowly customers like me - or you? Skype sacked a bunch of top executives ahead of Microsoft's acquisition closing. They probably won't affect my number anytime soon, if ever. Microsoft's CEO already has shared some of his big plans for the service. Steve Ballmer isn't going to spend $8.5 billion on Skype and not make changes. But there are alternatives, like Google Voice, that make keeping the Skype number less attractive. Then there is uncertainty, with Microsoft buying Skype.

My skype number is