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Skype’s ‘Meet Now’ feature is arguably the experience Zoom users crave
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Published onApril 6, 2020
published onApril 6, 2020
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Despite being among the top-considered teleconferencing solutions in the market, the Skype team is finding itself having to promote itsmore casual friendly solutionsin the wake of new competition.
Begun the video conferencing wars have.
While Zoom seems to be on the lips of most people as the go-to service for hosting everything from business meetings to weddings, there is an equallygrowing concern about its privacy and security handling of user data; and to that end, the Skype team is looking to regain mindshare by positioning itself as the safer Zoom alternative.
Late in 2019, Skype begantesting its Meet Now featurethat functionally gave the platform the same hassle-free experience being touted by Zoom users daily.
Meet Now appears as a new button in the new Skype Insider build, and clicking it will open a window where you can see a call link you can share with others. Again, the nice thing is that even users without a Skype account will be able to participate to the group call, but “Meet Now” also creates a regular group chat where you can send messages to other participants.
However, Meet Now was rolled out to only Insiders and given no public air to showcase a solution to arguably the biggest hurdle casual users have with the platform, regarding the need for a Microsoft account for use.
In addition to lowering the barrier to entry by removing the asinine need of a Microsoft account ID with Meet Now, Skype is already a more secure platform than Zoom at the moment and is offering more features for free.
Along with Meet Now, users will also get the customary ability to utilize picture-in-picture when navigating away from the app in progress, split-view mode as well as the ability to record meetings and have those recordings stored for up to 30 days.
It remains to be seen how well Skype markets Meet Now and when it will make it a full-fledged part of the platform, but asZoom continues to take firefor its handling of user data and security flaws, it would serve Microsoft well to rush out a bunch of ads promoting its latest features to stem the loss of mindshare it is currently experiencing.
Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.
He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.
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Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security
