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Before the whole virus situation started, I had never even heard of Zoom, and now it seems it's everywhere. What happened to Skype? I remember it being the thin
by jiripospisil 6y ago
Before the whole virus situation started, I had never even heard of Zoom, and now it seems it's everywhere. What happened to Skype? I remember it being the thing I was forced to use during pretty much every client meeting back in the day.
- qzx_pierri 6y agoTrends become Buzzwords. The less syllables the better... Mix that with some perfectly timed marketing and heaps of free licenses, and Zoom becomes ubiquitous within a few months.
- dylan604 6y agoSyllable tests is folly. I've heard people pronounce it zoo-oom. Welcome to the south where single syllable words do not exist.
- Timpy 6y agoMicrosoft bought it and gutted it, it has terrible usability now. I think when the pandemic hit the most usable system was bound to get tons of traction quickly, and I guess that happened to be Zoom.
- DataGata 6y agoSkype was sidelined because it had a worse user experience then Zoom, which literally "just works".
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoHasn't Skype always been limited in how many people you can have in a video conference without paying for it?
- freeone3000 6y agoSkype has been replaced by Teams.
- el-salvador 6y agoSkype for Business is being replaced by Teams. Normal Skype still exists.
- freeone3000 6y agoHuh? Why? For who?
- el-salvador 6y agohttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/faq-journey https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/faq-journey