If you are a WhatsApp user, which other app do you (primarily) use alternatively? Trying to understand if Meta is losing on WhatsApp as well! #tech #meta #Google #skype #snap #signal #telegram
On the surface the user interface is horrible for most online meeting apps other than zoom How difficult is it to make a good user interface for online meetings app? #tech On the contrary food delivery has 5 big competitors. Skype, google meet have horrible interface.
People working for Skype (Microsoft), what are the challenges you are working on? I have been a user of Skype for personal use for the last 6 years and I do not see any perceived changes in UX, quality or anything since I used it first 6 years ago(Except for the pending updates popup that are waitin...Read more
Good article on another Microsoft failure. Internet Explorer had 95% market share in 2001. Now, it’s less than 5%. Skype isn’t the only high-flying product that Microsoft has fumbled. Two decades ago, Internet Explorer, its web browser, was so dominant and popular that it drew the attention of fed...Read more
Hi MSFT, is there an option in teams to show users always available? I know skype has one option to increase the time before going offline. This is making it easy for managers to know when someone is offline? Thanks Sri
Meta feels like it is slowly decaying. We still have hoards of users, but for how long? I’m worrying we are going to be like MSN, MySpace or Skype when the hoards move over to the next cool things. Leaving behind something that looks like Yahoo did. Quest is only point of light I see, but too small...Read more
I know Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are likely transmitting all sounds regardless of whether the user realizes it. Now... I was just on a call and there were loud sounds in my house while I was muted. The meeting app (zoom) kept "reminding me" to unmute myself since it could hear the sounds. ...Read more
For those who haven't heard it yet have a listen to Sam Harris's latest at https://samharris.org/podcasts/213-worst-epidemic/ So let's discuss as an anonymous tech community what practical steps we can take to reduce child porn. Obviously there are no silver bullets. A highly technical community wi...Read more
I had first joined GM as an intern and had a great time learning about the corporate world, as this was my first real world experience. There was a program called the ambassador program, which allowed GM employees to rent any GM car for free for a week every 3 months, and I was able to rent the Cadi...Read more