Zoom does just work - I've used hangouts/meet, skype, whereby/appear.in, discord, talky
Of all those Zoom had the best balance of stability/resource use/call joinability
I find meet a PITA to set up and invite random people
WebRTC browser chat is great for rooms >= 6 people and is my preferred choice
But zoom works pretty well from 1:1 up to 500:1 and is very easy to join
Don't get me wrong, I hate the Zoom client but when the target audience is everyone in your company, including your PC illiterate middle managers, then I can see how Zoom is quite good
I have to say, I've found both Google Meet and Discord to be more reliable in the "just works" department (despite neither being perfect). My experience with Zoom was a job interview where the link kept asking me to install a browser plugin, even though I already had, even if I clicked a link that was apparently a web fall back.
I don't like zoom UI and graphical design but the application is relatively easy to get used to and its core (conferencing) works. And enough people started using it so people felt safe to invest time into it. I think That's what and why people like it.
yomly|5 years ago
Of all those Zoom had the best balance of stability/resource use/call joinability
I find meet a PITA to set up and invite random people
WebRTC browser chat is great for rooms >= 6 people and is my preferred choice
But zoom works pretty well from 1:1 up to 500:1 and is very easy to join
Don't get me wrong, I hate the Zoom client but when the target audience is everyone in your company, including your PC illiterate middle managers, then I can see how Zoom is quite good
Macha|5 years ago
I think I had to use a phone dial in in the end
johnchristopher|5 years ago