It's So Funny How Skype Had a Spark When It First Started, Then Zoom Came Along

[ViShawn]

Used to be Top 10 to not even mentioned at all

 

[GatorStaceyAdams]

Microsoft been moving past Skype themselves for a minute. Teams is their new shyt and it still gets corporate use.

Tbh, the sudden rise of zoom is weird as fukk to me. Especially with it being Chinese made, weirdly aimed at students and already has tons of privacy concerns and issues. Idk why but it just seems so convenient that a software I never heard of suddenly became super popular in like 2 weeks.

Right??

What are the two applications that have seen huge windfalls due to this lockdown?

TikTok and Zoom.

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Microsoft is notorious for not being able to keep up with the times. Look at how they’ve done in the mobile device area

 

[Rembrandt]

Right??

What are the two applications that have seen huge windfalls due to this lockdown?

TikTok and Zoom.

Bro! I'm not tryna be a conspiracy theorist but that shyt is really odd. Especially since tiktok got sued for transferring user data to China and Zoom seemingly does the same, but on a much bigger scale.

 

[froggle]

Microsoft been moving past Skype themselves for a minute. Teams is their new shyt and it still gets corporate use.

Tbh, the sudden rise of zoom is weird as fukk to me. Especially with it being Chinese made, weirdly aimed at students and already has tons of privacy concerns and issues. Idk why but it just seems so convenient that a software I never heard of suddenly became super popular in like 2 weeks.

that and TikTok, damn bruh

 

[Stir Fry]

Zoom is dope. I'm remodeling my wife's yoga and coaching studio to be more teleconference capable so that she can do lessons remotely. Seems like its going to be the next wave if it isn't already. I'm sound treating the walls, running an ethernet cord, set up my portrait lighting, hooked up an old rode mic and got a logitech c920 Webcam due to be delivered Friday.


Cams are in a shortage right now, but you can still purchase them directly through logitech. Shipping took a second, but mine is on its way now. Download an extension called Honey, I pulled a $20 off coupon with it.

 

[BlackBall]

TechCrunch is now a part of Verizon Media

Zoom’s recent popularity has also shone a spotlight on the company’s security protections and privacy promises. Just today, The Intercept reported that Zoom video calls are not end-to-end encrypted, despite the company’s claims that they are.

And Motherboard reports that Zoom is leaking the email addresses of “at least a few thousand” people because personal addresses are treated as if they belong to the same company.

 

[raul04]

AOL chat

 

[BrothaZay]

What's funny about it. This happens all the time

 

[fkthisgaysite]

Skype came along when it was the only game in town


Whatsapp crushed the buildings, then came Google hangouts, Facebook video call, Iphone facetiming, etc etc

Why was WhatsApp so popular? Still surprised by that. I always thought it was some free texting app but..it has to be more to it if its that popular.

 

[DaylitoJames]

 

[Loose]

Nah its teams or slack

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Zoom good for business. Skype is for personal

 

[DamienWayne]

Why was WhatsApp so popular? Still surprised by that. I always thought it was some free texting app but..it has to be more to it if its that popular.

easy for international use

 

[director_of_bands]

Are yall serious with the MS Teams argument? MS Teams literally integrates skype