Current Events > How did Zoom get so popular, when Skype was around for decades?

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FunnyPies 07/03/20 6:09:24 PM #1:	Microsoft fucked up. Never even heard of Zoom. <cite>FunnyPies posted [p:941633038] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>Microsoft fucked up. Never even heard of Zoom. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate reaver 07/03/20 6:10:44 PM #2:	ive never heard of zoom either but skype is a horrificly slow resource hogger with an insanely ugly early 2000s interface --- I pray god will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in truth <cite>ultimate reaver posted [p:941633100] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>ive never heard of zoom either but skype is a horrificly slow resource hogger with an insanely ugly early 2000s interface </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 07/03/20 6:11:29 PM #3:	zoom just suddenly came out of nowhere and when I found out china owns it, it all sounded pretty suspicious <cite>Zikten posted [p:941633129] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>zoom just suddenly came out of nowhere and when I found out china owns it, it all sounded pretty suspicious</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Proto_Spark 07/03/20 6:11:55 PM #4:	ultimate reaver posted... ive never heard of zoom either but skype is a horrificly slow resource hogger with an insanely ugly early 2000s interface This. Zoom is also mostly designed for things like business meetings, which were really what caused the big boom to begin with. Zoom is also just way easier to use IMO. <cite>Proto_Spark posted [p:941633150] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>ultimate reaver posted... </cite> <quote>ive never heard of zoom either but skype is a horrificly slow resource hogger with an insanely ugly early 2000s interface</quote> This. Zoom is also mostly designed for things like business meetings, which were really what caused the big boom to begin with. Zoom is also just way easier to use IMO. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kafkaf 07/03/20 6:16:22 PM #6:	Discord --- https://imgur.com/rOZpeir <cite>Kafkaf posted [p:941633331] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>Discord</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzurexNightmare 07/03/20 6:17:32 PM #7:	Kafkaf posted... Discord I fucking hate Discord and I don't know how it got so popular. --- Devil May Cry 5 already came out, so i'm good. Honk twice if you have Devil May Cry 2 Platinum lmfao <cite>AzurexNightmare posted [p:941633377] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>Kafkaf posted... </cite> <quote>Discord</quote>I fucking hate Discord and I don't know how it got so popular. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I Like Toast 07/03/20 6:18:30 PM #8:	Because microsoft killed Skype for teams then a global pandemic hit that created a need and zoom doesn't bring as much bloat as teams. We use teams since we already were using it. --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all <cite>I Like Toast posted [p:941633422] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>Because microsoft killed Skype for teams then a global pandemic hit that created a need and zoom doesn't bring as much bloat as teams. We use teams since we already were using it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheese_Crackers 07/03/20 6:19:37 PM #9:	JustMyOpinion posted... Have none of you ever heard of Teams? Skype is dead. MS Teams? I avoid it on principle because it gave me annoying pop-ups whenever I opened Office for a year straight. --- Though the fear of death is a common one, the fear of life is a more rational one. <cite>Cheese_Crackers posted [p:941633458] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>JustMyOpinion posted... </cite> <quote>Have none of you ever heard of Teams? Skype is dead.</quote>MS Teams? I avoid it on principle because it gave me annoying pop-ups whenever I opened Office for a year straight. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Blue_Target 07/03/20 6:21:52 PM #11:	Rumor was that Microsoft didn't even want to buy Skype but rather they would buy just so Facebook, Google, and Cisco can't have it. --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:941633573] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>Rumor was that Microsoft didn't even want to buy Skype but rather they would buy just so Facebook, Google, and Cisco can't have it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 07/03/20 6:24:11 PM #12:	AzurexNightmare posted... I fucking hate Discord and I don't know how it got so popular. why :o these various chat programs all have their positives and negatives but I dunno if any are really so bad they deserve "hate". more just like general disappointment --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:941633675] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>AzurexNightmare posted... </cite> <quote>I fucking hate Discord and I don't know how it got so popular.</quote>why :o these various chat programs all have their positives and negatives but I dunno if any are really so bad they deserve "hate". more just like general disappointment </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bestoffuture 07/03/20 6:24:46 PM #13:	Idk about you guys, but Skype has always been ass on any laptop I've ever owned. --- ...and that's the meaning of life. <cite>Bestoffuture posted [p:941633699] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>Idk about you guys, but Skype has always been ass on any laptop I've ever owned. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 07/03/20 6:28:29 PM #14:	AzurexNightmare posted... I fucking hate Discord and I don't know how it got so popular. uh why do you hate it though, as a platform it solved so much of the old bullshit when trying to communicate for online games, or really just doing online collab at all. No need to download, or switch tabs while doing something else, or exchange emails, or setup some VoIP bullshit. https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/688 --- formerly evening formerly guide https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:941633839] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>AzurexNightmare posted... </cite> <quote>I fucking hate Discord and I don't know how it got so popular.</quote> uh why do you hate it though, as a platform it solved so much of the old bullshit when trying to communicate for online games, or really just doing online collab at all. No need to download, or switch tabs while doing something else, or exchange emails, or setup some VoIP bullshit. https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/688 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzurexNightmare 07/03/20 7:40:58 PM #15:	I'm honestly just being a hater and I haven't used it enough to point out flaws in it. I just don't like the UI. At least I admitted my ignorance though. That's rare online :p --- Devil May Cry 5 already came out, so i'm good. Honk twice if you have Devil May Cry 2 Platinum lmfao <cite>AzurexNightmare posted [p:941636741] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>I'm honestly just being a hater and I haven't used it enough to point out flaws in it. I just don't like the UI. At least I admitted my ignorance though. That's rare online :p </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fohstick 07/03/20 7:55:59 PM #16:	skype was a buggy mess. constant freezes and slowdown <cite>fohstick posted [p:941637262] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>skype was a buggy mess. constant freezes and slowdown </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 07/03/20 7:58:35 PM #17:	Zoom is owned by China they shouldnt even be allowed to operate in America <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:941637356] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>Zoom is owned by China they shouldnt even be allowed to operate in America</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BudDupree48 07/03/20 7:59:26 PM #18:	ultimate reaver posted... resource hogger This is my gripe with skype --- BANG BANG STEELER GANG <cite>BudDupree48 posted [p:941637380] in How did Zo... [t:78822493]...</cite> <quote>ultimate reaver posted... </cite> <quote>resource hogger</quote> This is my gripe with skype </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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