News Windows 10 adds "Meet Now" app in an attempt to capture a market during pandemic

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Has anyone else seen the "Meet Now" app added to their taskbar? It cannot be removed

 

[BigPete7978]

Haven’t seen that on my laptop yet. What is it exactly? Like Skype?

 

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Haven’t seen that on my laptop yet. What is it exactly? Like Skype?

Yeah its similar to the Skype, just a chat platform.

 

[BigPete7978]

Yeah its similar to the Skype, just a chat platform.

Wonder why they added it, don’t they already own Skype?

 

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Wonder why they added it, don’t they already own Skype?

No idea. More ways of making money I guess.

 

[BigPete7978]

No idea. More ways of making money I guess.

 

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I haven't had it yet, is it because I have Skype uninstalled?

 

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I haven't had it yet, is it because I have Skype uninstalled?

I never used Skype. It might just be rolling out for people in stages.

 

[BigPete7978]

I never used Skype. It might just be rolling out for people in stages.

It’s been around for a while, but its mainly for businesses back in the day. But tech changes so much, maybe they are rebranding it. Idk.

 

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It’s been around for a while, but its mainly for businesses back in the day. But tech changes so much, maybe they are rebranding it. Idk.

Yeah that might be it. I think I read somewhere it could be a rebranding? Who knows!