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I really don't understand why Teams is so frikkin' popular. Anyone who ever used something else than Teams before the pandemic knows how bad a chat app it is,
by ragebol 4y ago
I really don't understand why Teams is so frikkin' popular.
Anyone who ever used something else than Teams before the pandemic knows how bad a chat app it is, but since eg. management folk never used that stuff before the pandemic but now had to also WFH, they already had Teams from day 1 (M$ pre-installs it I guess, Linux-only guy here), so they forced that horseshit on everyone.
There really is no other excuse for it being the default in many cases these days. But it's absolute terrible.
/rant
- Turbots 4y ago
- wjamesg 4y agoBecause it’s free with M365
- Nextgrid 4y agoTeams' primary market is big, legacy companies who are already typically forcing shitty (often Microsoft-based) tooling on their employees who don't have any say in it and are forced to use it (and may not have the confidence to resign because of that). Think companies where the primary browser used to be Internet Explorer 11 until somewhat recently. Before Teams you would've typically seen Skype For Business there, so I guess compared to that it might be an upgrade. Employees there may never have used anything better so they don't realize how bad it is, and because the other tooling they are forced to use is just as bad, Teams doesn't particularly feel like an outlier. That is Teams' target market and it excels at capturing it.