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Chromebox, now for simpler and better meetings

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Re: Chromebox, now for simpler and better meetings

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Great, but any company big enough to be in the market for this should probably not be using Hangouts to hold meetings in.

because ... ?

The contents of the hangout exist unencrypted in Google's data centres, which are of unclear jurisdiction, so the meetings are not suitable for any sort of confidential information.

Re: Chromebox, now for simpler and better meetings

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

because ... ?

Can't you only have like 8 people in the meeting or something?

It says 15.

We've only hit this limit with very large all-hands meetings or presentations that lots of people also want to dial into. We often have a separate view-only stream for those cases.

Re: Chromebox, now for simpler and better meetings

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

because ... ?

The contents of the hangout exist unencrypted in Google's data centres, which are of unclear jurisdiction, so the meetings are not suitable for any sort of confidential information.

Then I think that would be better explained as saying "meetings with particularly sensitive information." The size of the company would not dictate that policy.

Re: Chromebox, now for simpler and better meetings

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If this is comparable to the Chromecast in terms of ease of use and simplicity while still being able to be a functional product with the features companies need, I could see this being very popular.

I love how simple the Chromecast is, it allows everybody to work it with no hassle. I hope this product also accomplishes that goal.

Re: Chromebox, now for simpler and better meetings

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I don't get why this is so expensive. What's the $250 a year get me? I'm used to Chromeboxes costing about $300, and web cams cost about $100 for an awesome one. So, $400 makes sense to me...?

The competition for this product (Cisco, Magor, etc) can easily run into 6 figures. Think of it as Google charging $500 for the software & configuration in addition to the $250/year. Would you rather they made their money by showing ads during your conference?
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