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minus-squareVespair@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down5·7 months agoWho says “zoom” as a verb? People say “video chat” or, more realistically, “facetime” for all video chats.
minus-squareblind3rdeye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 months agoI’ve heard a lot of people talk about “zoom meetings” when the meetings are actually held on google meet, or webx.
minus-squareEnderMB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·7 months agoI’ve used Zoom in previous companies to speak to clients, and have never heard anyone use it as a term for video calls. I have absolutely no idea where this has come from, but it’s definitely not true…
minus-squareblazeknave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months agoI work in tech. Everyone.
minus-squareJackcooper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoLet’s do a zoom meeting can conceivably be on Teams I guess
minus-squareSeabassDan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·7 months agoYeah, it seems like facetime would be more at risk for becoming generic. If it weren’t for Apple, that is.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months ago Who says “zoom” as a verb? Zoomers.
Who says “zoom” as a verb? People say “video chat” or, more realistically, “facetime” for all video chats.
I’ve heard a lot of people talk about “zoom meetings” when the meetings are actually held on google meet, or webx.
I’ve used Zoom in previous companies to speak to clients, and have never heard anyone use it as a term for video calls. I have absolutely no idea where this has come from, but it’s definitely not true…
I work in tech. Everyone.
Let’s do a zoom meeting can conceivably be on Teams I guess
Yeah, it seems like facetime would be more at risk for becoming generic. If it weren’t for Apple, that is.
Zoomers.