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You made a very compelling case about why it would be difficult for everyone to switch between software like the root comment describes. But the article goes a
by hooande 6y ago
You made a very compelling case about why it would be difficult for everyone to switch between software like the root comment describes.
But the article goes a step further and says that Zoom specifically is of critical importance. I don't think this is true. Zoom is a brand, not a unique technology. If they suddenly made everyone pay $50/day, the world would switch to alternatives very quickly.
- scottlamb 6y agoI think it's a question of timescales, disruption, and definition. If Zoom were totally unreliable or became expensive, within a quarter almost no one would use it. In that sense I agree with you. But the next week would be a disaster, and that may be enough to call it "critical infrastructure", whatever that means.