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Once you install Zoom into all your workplace conference rooms (aka Zoom rooms), you're pretty much locked in. It's also pretty great from a work angle. We have
by jacquesc 7y ago
Once you install Zoom into all your workplace conference rooms (aka Zoom rooms), you're pretty much locked in. It's also pretty great from a work angle. We have remote workers who can Zoom into any meeting and it's seamless.
- mattnewport 7y agoWe're a fully remote team so I haven't used Zoom rooms, that does seem like something of a moat if widely deployed in a company.
- subway 7y agoOn the bright side, room based deployments can also happen with open standards like H.323 and SIP. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200110033-H-323-SIP https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200110033-H-323-...
- jonathankoren 7y agoI’ve seen multiple large companies swap out their video conferencing system to whatever was the vc system du jour. (Vidyo, Highfive, Bluejeans, WebEx, Zoom) I can’t comment on how expensive it is, but it is a thing that happens fairly regularly.
- bo1024 7y agoHmm, how does it work? If you have general-purpose hardware (e.g. a raspberry pi hooked up to a TV camera and microphone) then it seems you shouldn't be locked in...
- MatthewMcDonald 7y agoIt's general purpose hardware; our rooms use an Intel NUC with USB camera/mic, and an iPad to control it. There's no lock in as long as you're switching to something else that uses standard stuff.
- sokoloff 7y agoWe had all Cisco/Tandberg rooms for years, then evaluated BlueJeans and HighFive, then trialed Zoom and Zoom won on the merits, even displacing existing deployed rooms with other tech. So, sure, we’re not about to rip out our Zoom Rooms, but that’s because of the “Zoom” part not the “Room” part of that phrase.