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This is exactly it. Zoom is easy and pretty pleasant to use, but more importantly the execs that used to be able to just drag people into rooms and now find the
by mstade 6y ago
This is exactly it. Zoom is easy and pretty pleasant to use, but more importantly the execs that used to be able to just drag people into rooms and now find themselves having to use virtual rooms don't want to have to think about the tool. At the top tier bank I currently work for we switched to Zoom first on a trial basis beginning about a year ago, so way before the pandemic struck, so we'd mostly already switched. When the pandemic hit though, and 200+ attendee meetings became a thing, the higher ups realized just how smooth Zoom can be and went all in. Now there are conversations about how to enable screen sharing via zoom since we still need to use Citrix to log on to machines, rather than just having access to a VPN. A year ago, that was a no-go zone in discussions with IT, but now in no small part thanks to zoom it's a serious conversation.
If zoom can capitalize on this and stay the darling of enterprise while simple enough that anyone cares to use it, at low cost, they'll absolutely dominate this space within a couple of years I'm sure. I'd be surprised if they aren't acquired by Apple, Google or Microsoft, frankly.
- madballster 6y agoI'd be very surprised if Google or Microsoft acquired them because it would set them back close to $90bln (75% premium on market cap). Google and Microsoft IMO will give Zoom the treatment Snap received from Facebook. Imitate all features, integrate them into large ecosystem and user base, then ignore them into irrelevance.
- lonelappde 6y agoWhy would it cost 75% premium?
- mstade 6y agoMicrosoft is probably in a position to do that, you’re right. Their standing in enterprise is solid. Google though? I doubt it.
- m-p-3 6y agoWe use GSuite and Google Meet, there is already some features from Zoom that are recently added like a better tiled/grid layout, and I believe some moderation features are coming out soon. We already have many Google Meet room with dedicated hardware and it's quite intuitive to use.
- dkdk8283 6y agoI use G Apps and Google subtly pushes Google meeting options - particularly in mail.
- laumars 6y agoMicrosoft have already started doing that. Recent version of Teams have supported more than 4 camera visible on any one screen and virtual backgrounds. Popular features Zoom has had for a while.