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The go to software is actually Zoom. It does webinars and has a host of features specifically tailored for this market. Universities are by-and-large, not Micr

The go to software is actually Zoom. It does webinars and has a host of features specifically tailored for this market. Universities are by-and-large, not Microsoft shops. Teams is picking up from Lync/Skype-for-Business in many Microsoft shops.

jmiskovic 7y ago
Do you have any data? Are you from Italy or speaking from your bubble? I couldn't find any data about Italy. From personal experience in neighbor country Croatia, all universities are Microsoft shops and nobody even knows what Zoom is.
- itschap 7y ago
  I'm from Italy and I can speak for my University (Verona). All of my teachers are using Zoom either to do lessons or to talk to students privately. I'm kinda surprised since they're paying for Office365.
- hyhyhyhy 7y ago
  From my personal experience in Croatia, I never used a Microsoft product during my studies. Moreover, using Linux was mandatory for some courses.
Kipters 7y ago
My comment was specific to Italy :) I know people in at least two universities that are using Teams and Stream for online lessons (many universities in Italy use Office 365)
chefkoch 7y ago
At least in Germany all universities allow you to use most Microsoft stuff for free.
- donapieppo 7y ago
  I think you mean that Universities pay some MS EES Agreement to Microsoft in order to offer OS updates, Office and other MS software for students and staff.
  - chefkoch 7y ago
    I don't know how it works at a university level, but at least when i did some admin stuff for a university department office 365 was free for students and staff.
  - riffraff 7y ago
    I don't think the university pays for that, I believe MS just offers them for free to some folks to get them hooked, it's the same as BizSpark and other initiatives.
    - donapieppo 7y ago
      I can confirm that University pays for MS EES Agreement. In return you can, for example, install office on every pc in Active Directory, upgrade to every windows operating system on pc owned by the University (for example you buy Windows Home on a pc, you can upgrade to professional edition) and so on.
      - Kipters 7y ago
        You're right, it's a paid service, but they usually get substantial discounts (smaller schools can even get it for free if they have the right contacts)
CobsterLock 7y ago
I thought a lot of schools took advantage of DreamSpark, or what ever the education program is called now. When I was in school, we could log in and download pretty much any Microsoft program or OS (server and consumer) with full licenses. We didn't use any of the Microsoft programs as part of our education (no skype or teams), I think we transitioned from GMail to Outlook Online by the time I graduated

jmiskovic 7y ago

Do you have any data? Are you from Italy or speaking from your bubble? I couldn't find any data about Italy. From personal experience in neighbor country Croatia, all universities are Microsoft shops and nobody even knows what Zoom is.

itschap 7y ago
I'm from Italy and I can speak for my University (Verona). All of my teachers are using Zoom either to do lessons or to talk to students privately. I'm kinda surprised since they're paying for Office365.
hyhyhyhy 7y ago
From my personal experience in Croatia, I never used a Microsoft product during my studies. Moreover, using Linux was mandatory for some courses.

Kipters 7y ago

My comment was specific to Italy :) I know people in at least two universities that are using Teams and Stream for online lessons (many universities in Italy use Office 365)

chefkoch 7y ago

At least in Germany all universities allow you to use most Microsoft stuff for free.

donapieppo 7y ago
I think you mean that Universities pay some MS EES Agreement to Microsoft in order to offer OS updates, Office and other MS software for students and staff.
- chefkoch 7y ago
  I don't know how it works at a university level, but at least when i did some admin stuff for a university department office 365 was free for students and staff.
- riffraff 7y ago
  I don't think the university pays for that, I believe MS just offers them for free to some folks to get them hooked, it's the same as BizSpark and other initiatives.
  - donapieppo 7y ago
    I can confirm that University pays for MS EES Agreement. In return you can, for example, install office on every pc in Active Directory, upgrade to every windows operating system on pc owned by the University (for example you buy Windows Home on a pc, you can upgrade to professional edition) and so on.
    - Kipters 7y ago
      You're right, it's a paid service, but they usually get substantial discounts (smaller schools can even get it for free if they have the right contacts)

CobsterLock 7y ago

I thought a lot of schools took advantage of DreamSpark, or what ever the education program is called now. When I was in school, we could log in and download pretty much any Microsoft program or OS (server and consumer) with full licenses. We didn't use any of the Microsoft programs as part of our education (no skype or teams), I think we transitioned from GMail to Outlook Online by the time I graduated