&gt; <i>I remember when Steve Jobs went on stage and said that FaceTime would be an open standard. Haven&#x27;t seen that happen yet.</i><p>FaceTime has been the subject of multiple patent lawsuits, which is what has prevented it from being opened.<p>See: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;technology-20236114" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;technology-20236114</a> and <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techzone360.com&#x2F;topics&#x2F;techzone&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2014&#x2F;09&#x2F;29&#x2F;390008-apple-sued-patent-infringement-concerning-facetime-software.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techzone360.com&#x2F;topics&#x2F;techzone&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2014&#x2F;09&#x2F;...</a>