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Which workplace video conferencing app does Facebook acquire? Zoom? Citrix?

• jpgvm 5y ago
  Zoom is massively overvalued and technology wise doesn't have much to stand on. Why wouldn't they just develop their own as Google did? These days video codecs and special sauce for high scalability calls is (relatively) well understood. If you were going to buy something Citrix is probably the most cost effective but I doubt you are getting much there either other than existing contracts. There is a good reason Zoom was able to take so much market share from Citrix in the first place.
  • alexeldeib 5y ago
    Messenger has video, and given FB workplace I have to imagine that already is their competitor in some form. Also the portal thing.
  • uptown 5y ago
    They'll want business users and to eliminate an alternative platform at the same time. Buying something like Citrix or Zoom hands them an installed base which they can feed into using their Metaverse platform without needing to convince business users that Facebook isn't just to be used for personal social media.