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If I wrote the same HN article but said Cisco Webex would you say the same thing? Despite them doing the same thing.
by NoPicklez 5y ago
If I wrote the same HN article but said Cisco Webex would you say the same thing?
Despite them doing the same thing.
- wnoise 5y agoYes?
- EGreg 5y agoDefinitely, who cares what company makes it !
- christophilus 5y agoYa. I don't install Zoom, Skype, Microsoft__, Cisco__, Dell__, etc.
- saagarjha 5y agoYou could’ve just rephrased this to “don’t work anywhere during the pandemic”. Seriously, most people have very little choice in what they can install.
- vorpalhex 5y agoSandbox it, or get a hardware mute for your device if you don't have a choice.
- squeaky-clean 5y agoWebEx and Skype also have web browser versions. I don't know about the other ones. But you can generally use these apps without having to run an executable or install anything.
- JumpCrisscross 5y agoI’ve worked remotely for years. Refuse to install these apps on my computer. If someone requires a meeting with an app-only interface, I dial in. Otherwise, I run Zoom on an iPad.
- kant_adorn_arts 5y agoMy practice is that if I'm paid, I'll use company software. In the real world (my own time)... not a chance
- djur 5y agoI don't really care that much about the privacy of what I install on my work computer. That's their business, as long as I can turn the computer off when my work day is over. It's more of a concern for my own machine.
- christophilus 5y agoI’ve worked remotely for years. Slack and Zoom work fine in a browser.
- sofixa 5y agoMicrosoft Teams does the same thing on Linux, so yeah.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoGo for Jitsi. It's privacy conscious and has really good video quality. It seems to favour frame rate over resolution which doesn't look as glossy but the smooth video makes it much easier to pick up small gestures and facial expressions than the others like Teams and WebEx. I use teams a lot for work and Jitsi with the makerspace crowd and Jitsi is just so much better imo..
- chrisweekly 5y ago+1 for Jitsi as an underrated, high-quality, free service
- barbs 5y agoJitsi is a winner, especially with non-techy people. Literally just click a link and you're in.