Why is it likely that Skype can never overtake Zoom?

The zoom is easy to useand the free level allows unlimited individual meetings. Also, I have Never Problems encountered with the Zoom configuration. Log in, install the software and click on a link to join a call.

Benefits:Zoom to publish a quarterly financial report on June 2

This one click hands-free approach that just worked was in stark contrast to “Can you hear me?” and the “I don’t think my audio works” responses I received from Skype, which unfortunately became a bloated, slow, and ineffective tool after Microsoft bought the business. Skype was founded in 2003, a decade before Zoom launched its software.

After using it only once, I started recommending Zoom to all my friends and family. I remember sending them Zoom links via Skype so they could join a call without looking into the audio settings because Skype was “confused again”.

Boom times

I was not the only one to be satisfied with the software and spread the good news. Since then, the number of dedicated users has increased much like the new coronavirus epidemic that we are still facing. The number of Zoom meetings increased from 10 million daily users to 300 million in April.

The easy-to-use software was able to develop and adapt to the needs of its users, without interfering with the user experience.

At the other end is Skype. Microsoft’s aggressive integration with users’ Microsoft accounts, by not following and trying to do too much, resulted in poor performance of the video conferencing software that was once useful. It found the same destination as Internet Explorer. Skype is now used to install Zoom, just as users have used IE to download and install Google Chrome. If Microsoft’s approach to the venerable browser is any indication, the situation with Skype won’t change anytime soon.

But not everything is perfect in the land of Zoom. There have been a number of recent updates, most of which were aimed at the safety of its users. While this is laudable and necessary, for a product like Zoom, each update should only be made when needed.

Although the robustness of the application makes it resistant to blitz conference callAdditional updates could also open doors for “additional features” that could dilute the experience and inflate the app.

To avoid the fate of Skype and its type, the makers of Zoom should strive to maintain what made the software so attractive in the first place: ease of use and a business model created for acquisition. There should be no compromise in these areas, because if these benefits disappear, so will the appeal and competitors are already competing for a larger share of the video conferencing pie.

Messenger Rooms, a video conferencing service that is visually and functionally similar to Zoom. In some ways, it’s even better. For example, instead of applying similar security measures for all of its users, Messenger Rooms allows users to create two types of links: one only for Facebook users and the other for anyone with a link.

Unlike Zoom, Messenger Rooms does not need passwords to join. Instead, it will be up to the host to remove or block the offending visitors.

Finally, when creating rooms reserved for Facebook, the host decides who can join. But like everything about Facebook, Messenger Rooms is used as a data acquisition tool regardless of what the company says. It may not be recording or listening in on meetings, but Facebook specifically said it would collect data in theaters “to provide the service and improve the product experience”.

As videoconferencing becomes a growing part of our lives, the industry will grow and the tools will evolve for fun, family and professional communication. In this constantly changing landscape, only agile and attentive applications will survive, while the others will die quickly, be forgotten and uninstalled.

I’m curious: what is your favorite video conferencing application? Let me know in the comments.