Microsoft Teams
part of Microsoft
3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 7, 2020 by Bernadette Kevins · said 26 times in 5 episodes since 2020 · across every show →
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2022 19 mentions in 2 episodes 10 per episode
2021 1 mention in 1 episode
2020 6 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
Everything said about Microsoft Teams, oldest first
Dec 7, 2020 bearish
Kevins: Central communication layers risk commoditizing underlying apps like Salesforce
“One of them is there's like a, an ownership layer that if everything happens in Slack or indeed happens in teams, which is Microsoft's attempt to do the same thing. Then that becomes more important than the apps that you're using, and so it makes it easier, th…”
Feb 28, 2021 bearish
Evans: Microsoft Teams provides a collaboration substrate lacking in Zoom
“What Microsoft is doing in Teams is kind of interesting, because it's trying to not just be the video call, it's trying to be like a whole substrate for collaboration. Whereas Zoom made it really easy to get into a call, but everything else around the Zoom app…”
Sep 19, 2022 neutral
Evans: Video Conferencing Lacks Switching Costs Unlike Creative Production Tools
“There's no switching cost in, you know, no one cares if this call is Teams or Zoom or Meet. Or hangouts or whatever it's called today. No one cares or knows you just click the link. Whereas switching, switching between different production tools is a big deal.”