I actually just learned it wasn’t free for HD video calls with more than 1 other person. The reason I was looking this up is because I wanted to see a comparison with Discord, which I’ve been using since ~2015. At a glance, Zoom seems like the inferior service. And their cheapest plan is 15$/mo to access features that you get for free on Discord.
I’ve been perplexed about Zoom’s rise to popularity over Discord during the pandemic. But I guess they marketed to businesses harder and faster, became the defacto meeting platform and now workers couldn’t be bothered to learn a new software, even if it would be cheaper and more efficient for companies.
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I actually just learned it wasn’t free for HD video calls with more than 1 other person. The reason I was looking this up is because I wanted to see a comparison with Discord, which I’ve been using since ~2015. At a glance, Zoom seems like the inferior service. And their cheapest plan is 15$/mo to access features that you get for free on Discord.
I’ve been perplexed about Zoom’s rise to popularity over Discord during the pandemic. But I guess they marketed to businesses harder and faster, became the defacto meeting platform and now workers couldn’t be bothered to learn a new software, even if it would be cheaper and more efficient for companies.