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It really is starting to feel like there's an anti-Zoom pres s campaign right now. Who would benefit the most? Skype, Google Voice, Facebook Mesenger ?
by grecy 7y ago
It really is starting to feel like there's an anti-Zoom pres s campaign right now.
Who would benefit the most? Skype, Google Voice, Facebook Mesenger ?
- unwoundmouse 7y agoMy bet is that there's a powerful short selling interest group
- noizejoy 7y agoSource?
- unwoundmouse 7y agoNo source. No proof. Sometimes it's worth considering the various incentives and perspectives.
- xiphias2 7y agoThat's actually a good thing. Zoom is a great tool, but mainly because it exposes how important video conferencing is, and if it's done well, there's a market for it. Still, it's not $40B great. MS, Facebook, Apple and Alphabet now has to think about improving their video conferencing protocol, and not just the next iteration of material design.
- noizejoy 7y agoThe top dog usually gets the most scrutiny. And so they should. I’d be more worried if that wasn’t the case.
- save_ferris 7y agoI think our internet behavior and metrics makes certain topics trendy for outlets. Most news outlets metric the crap out of their stories (journalists performance is often judged at least partially by clicks) and if pieces on Zoom get lots of clicks, they’re gonna keep writing them. I think this is the most likely reason with their explosion in usage due to COVID. Anecdotally, around 25-30% of news articles shared in my company Slack channels recently have been about Zoom. We saw the exact same phenomenon during the 2016 election.
- viraptor 7y agoThere's also press and Zoom is a hot topic. You don't have to care about Zoom itself to write something that's technically true and brings ad views / money.