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I'd love to hear from anyone who is planning to buy one. It feels as if collaboration tools are made for a type of collaboration that people don't really do.

I'd love to hear from anyone who is planning to buy one. It feels as if collaboration tools are made for a type of collaboration that people don't really do. Consider this delightful gem of marketing copy: "Jamboard breaks down barriers to interactive, visual collaboration across teams everywhere" Whenever I've engaged in "interactive, visual collaboration," the visual content has been super context-specific. This meant there was usually a purpose-built tool for that kind of collaboration (e.g., wireframe mockups for websites, storyboards for videos).

wdfx 9y ago
haha. "a pen and paper breaks down barriers to interactive, visual collaboration across teams everywhere" feels more truthful
Eridrus 9y ago
The price on these is high, but I've definitely wanted a way to draw diagrams that I can show people in teleconferences. Since I was usually remote this meant a tablet, rather than a whiteboard, but I can definitely see how this would be useful for explaining things to people who are remote.
notatoad 9y ago
Microsoft's version has apparently been selling like hotcakes, so i guess it is a type of collaboration that people really do.
- jtraffic 9y ago
  >Microsoft's version has apparently been selling like hotcakes I was going to ask you for more on this, but found an Ars Technica article with a bit more info: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/12/microsofts-surface-hub-sales-surprisingly-strong-its-a-huge-hardware-hit/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/12/micro...
beisner 9y ago
I see it more as breaking down barriers to distributed working. Anything that reduces the collaboration gap between collocates and distributed teams is a win in my book., since it could help enable a cultural change at companiesz
porker 9y ago
As others have said, remote working. As a consultant, if these were cheaper I'd have no hesitation lending one to each client for the duration of the project. It would make remote meetings way easier.

wdfx 9y ago

haha. "a pen and paper breaks down barriers to interactive, visual collaboration across teams everywhere" feels more truthful

Eridrus 9y ago

The price on these is high, but I've definitely wanted a way to draw diagrams that I can show people in teleconferences. Since I was usually remote this meant a tablet, rather than a whiteboard, but I can definitely see how this would be useful for explaining things to people who are remote.

notatoad 9y ago

Microsoft's version has apparently been selling like hotcakes, so i guess it is a type of collaboration that people really do.

jtraffic 9y ago
>Microsoft's version has apparently been selling like hotcakes I was going to ask you for more on this, but found an Ars Technica article with a bit more info: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/12/microsofts-surface-hub-sales-surprisingly-strong-its-a-huge-hardware-hit/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/12/micro...

beisner 9y ago

I see it more as breaking down barriers to distributed working. Anything that reduces the collaboration gap between collocates and distributed teams is a win in my book., since it could help enable a cultural change at companiesz

porker 9y ago

As others have said, remote working. As a consultant, if these were cheaper I'd have no hesitation lending one to each client for the duration of the project. It would make remote meetings way easier.