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Amazon Chime
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#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
Has this been substantiated? To my knowledge Amazon denies being a part of PRISM and the only thing a quick search reveals is that denial and Snowden criticizing Amazon for not being HTTPS by default on some of their endpoints.
Have you read Snowden's Leaks? All of the major tech companies have been on board for a long time (and that was years ago). How can you believe that a giant like Amazon will somehow magically not be part of it? It's time for the country to sharpen its critical thinking skills.
> All of the major tech companies have been on board
and
> How can you believe that [...] Amazon [isn't] part of it?
I don't know what they say, but what you're saying here is unclear.
Do the leaks mention Amazon or not?
Re: Amazon Chime
#123As the guy who has owned chime.tv for well over a decade, this is a bit concerning IP-wise.
Hope it was good while it lasted
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#124No Linux. Buh-Bye
Why is this surprising ? Just get it for iOS
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#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seemed like it was just a mobile join notification in the video similar to Skype for business or WebEx if you are using VoIP. No? My company used WebEx and I could make it dial me and start up my conference line without having to go through all the regular pin entry stuff. Now we're using Lync (Skype for business) which is similar although tragically buggy. That can also dial me and sends notifications if you hook it…
Lync is still buggy? I haven't used it in about two years, but I'd have thought Microsoft would have solved those issues by now.
Microsoft is not known for promptly fixing bugs.
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have you read Snowden's Leaks? All of the major tech companies have been on board for a long time (and that was years ago). How can you believe that a giant like Amazon will somehow magically not be part of it? It's time for the country to sharpen its critical thinking skills.
> All of the major tech companies have been on board and > How can you believe that [...] Amazon [isn't] part of it? I don't know what they say, but what you're saying here is unclear. Do the leaks mention Amazon or not?
The closest I can see to someone asserting they do is
https://www.mhpbooks.com/is-amazon-one-of-the-companies-work...
But the thrust of that article is more suspicion that Amazon is not mentioned in the leaks and questioning the reliability of the company's word. It does cite one source, described in the article as non-mainstream, which asserts that Amazon was a part of PRISM, but that source fails to cite any leak.
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article40822.html
Edit: I should mention that the first article casting doubt on Amazon's reliability is published by an independent publishing company, historically an industry that has been at odds with Amazon and harmed by its business practices.
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#127No wonder Amazon is the most innovative company of 2017.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3067455/most-innovative-companie...
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#128While we're on the topic of conferencing software, is there a List for Software to use when you want 4k/30p or 1080/60p? Skype seems to not be up to the task. Our Gbit Connection is.
Have you tried Slack video?
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#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most place I've worked, we'd waste anywhere from 5-10 minutes at the beginning of every meeting just trying to get A/V systems and voice conferencing to work. "Anyone there? Hello? Crap, someone needs to dial in as the host. OK Is everyone dialed in? Good. Oh, wait, Roger can't hear us. Roger, dial back in. OK. Hey, whoever is at the cocktail party, can you go on mute?? Thank you. All right. Who's projecting? The pro…
What you need there then (if you are a Windows shop - unlikely), is Lync or Skype for Business. Despite it being Microsoft, I've found it to be the most reliable and seamless system for multi-party Audio, Video, and Screen-sharing based meetings - and I've used at some time or another in my career almost all the other big hitters in the corporate virtual-conferencing space. Combine Lync/SfB with one of those nice mul…
Our company has used 3 generations of polycom devices and they have all been terrible/unusable. Those units are just an IT nightmare because of how they are set up. The newer ones require two ethernet ports if you want them wired (because reasons?), and then also act as a weird computer joining the meeting. If you are in a room with a device, the room has to be invited and join the meeting, then you have to make sure that polycom device is set up with sound but that everything else in the room is muted or else the electronic Harpies will be unleashed. Then if you want screen sharing and video, since the video is regulated by the polycom but screen is shared on a laptop, you can potentially get the video in video in video recursive fun time which will result in fun buffering.
We have "quick" instructions on how to use these devices and they take up a whole page. Most of the devices are abandoned or just left there gathering dust while we use a simple Jabra speaker puck.
PS - Most of these experiences are with SfB. These devices are somehow worse with Webex.
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#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
Lync is still buggy? I haven't used it in about two years, but I'd have thought Microsoft would have solved those issues by now.
I must say I've been really disappointed with how often it crashes outright or has major rendering issues during screen sharing. When it works it's really convenient but 20% of meetings with screen share involved seem to have an issue. I really think quality is life or death for these products. If my company weren't a tight Microsoft partner I really doubt we'd be using it. WebEx wasn't as convenient but at least it…
> I really think quality is life or death for these products...
> If my company weren't a tight Microsoft partner I really doubt we'd be using it.
You answered yourself - no, quality is not life and death (at least not fast death) for this product. :)