Does WebRTC need a change in governance?
Is it time to change the governance of WebRTC in order to keep it growing and flourishing?
Read MoreApple doesn't support WebRTC. So what?
Stop whining please. Yes, WebRTC isn't supported by everyone, but guess what? WebGL doesn't either. For that matter, neither is FaceTime.
Let's go for a reality check here, and for that I need your full attention. We'll start from the basics: What assumptions do we have?
Ok. With that off the table, let's see what WebRTC on mobile means. And most of the time, that means having an app. To make things easy, I'll start with some known WebRTC vendors that have "something" on iOS:
And these are only the companies I remember out of the top of my head - numerous other companies have their iOS support status in "coming soon".
Sure. It required these companies to port WebRTC's source code and integrate it for their own needs – but then again – do you have a clue how much it cost without WebRTC? 10 times more would be a conservative estimate.
So you tell me – does WebRTC work on iOS or is there a gap somewhere in there?
Is it time to change the governance of WebRTC in order to keep it growing and flourishing?
Read MoreRTC@Scale is Facebook’s virtual WebRTC event, covering current and future topics. Here’s the summary for RTC@Scale 2024 so you can pick and choose the relevant ones for you.
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