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Apple may include VOIP in new Macs
As it delves deeper into software, Apple has already found itself competing with Adobe, Google, and Yahoo. Now rumor has it that it's taking on Skype, too. AppleInsider reports that the upcoming "Leopard" version of Mac OS X, set for a preview in August, will include VOIP features in Apple's iChat software to allow Mac users to call regular phone lines, not just other iChat users. With AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google all including VOIP in their instant-messenger software programs, the feature seems like a competitive must-have. But it may also be a defensive move on Apple's part to keep Mac users happy, since some of the most popular IM programs aren't available on the Mac, or don't include VOIP in their Mac versions.
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