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With COVID-19 as impetus, Microsoft and Google come out swinging with their collaboration software

Posted on March 4, 2020 at 08:01 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

Talk about silver linings to a very dark cloud…

Apparently prodded by the collapse of the convention industry, both Microsoft and Google are offering free use of their meeting software. From Mehedi Hassan, on Thurrot.com:

Microsoft Teams Giving Away Paid Features for Six Months Due to Coronavirus

Google Making Advanced G Suite Meeting Features Free in Response to Coronavirus

There’s also an overview from Charlotte Trueman at Computerworld, As coronavirus worsens, companies renew focus on collaboration, remote work.

Very good news, indeed.

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