Facebook and Microsoft muscle in on Zoom video-call boom
by Mark Sweney from Technology | The Guardian on (#548GJ)
Google also aims to be part of rise in teleconferencing during coronavirus crisis
Zoom may be booming as the global coronavirus lockdown moves work and social life to cyberspace but deep-pocketed rivals including Microsoft, Google and Facebook are taking aim as video conferencing becomes a staple of daily life.
On Tuesday, Zoom, which has been catapulted from a relatively unknown video service to a household name during the pandemic, reported first-quarter results that were impressive on almost every measure.
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