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-I'm tired of Zoom's obnoxious yelling about its AI features and general bloatedness.

-I'm trying to reduce how much I use Google/Microsoft stuff, which includes Google Meet and Teams.

-I don't think I've heard about anyone using Skype since approximately 2010, and it's owned by Microsoft now anyway.

-Fuck Meta and all its products.

-I like Facetime the best of everything I've used, but that only works if an Apple user starts the call, and I don't love Apple as a company anymore either.

I'm guessing there are some nice non-bloated apps out there that aren't run by giant tech corporations. So what's your favorite app for video calls?

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[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)
[–] albbi@piefed.ca 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I didn't realize Skype was compl killed off. $8.5 billion dollar acquisition thrown away.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

It's not thrown away. It's to kill competition so businesses "choose" Teams

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Does signal do like team meetings anyone can join with a link?

Apparently yes: https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/7860719423002-How-to-create-and-share-call-links

But I've never tried it for that.

I use it for text voice and video with friends though.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I only use it to face chat with my family. Group video calls work fairly well. The app is very barebone. Do not expect fancy, or even convenience features.