Wow.
I just finished a Skype call with Jim Courtney using the new Skype Beta 3.2. The sound quality is stunning. Using only the PC microphone and speakers, there was no echo, full duplex sound, and excellent quality audio. Moreover, the new codecs are super CPU efficient. Even while running Windows Update, and an Outlook email download, there was no discernable loss of quality.
I am gobsmacked. The biggest feature in Skype Beta 3.2 isn't payments or any of that other stuff. It's sound quality.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Agreed, it is just stellar. I haven't been this impressed with anything 'Skype' since Skype itself.
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