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Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]

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Post by stcredzero » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:13 AM UTC

bastawhiz wrote: post #50

stcredzero wrote: post #37

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The UI for the desktop client is a bit rough around the edges, but it's certainly not the worst. It is the worst for giving presentations. I had practiced for giving a presentation from my MacBook, and it was sprung on me when I arrived. Zoom "oh so helpfully" pops down a control panel every time the mouse cursor approaches the menus at the top of the screen. It also "oh so helpfully" puts itself into fullscreen when…

Unfortunately the default settings aren't great. But if you've got the patience to configure it (e.g., you're a remote employee) it's much more tolerable.

So basically, you have to become a Zoom expert to make it good for presentations? Funny, but Keynote hooked up to a projector or a screen just works.

Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]

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Post by MacroChip » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 12:29 AM UTC

eeeeeeeeeeeee wrote: post #30

MacroChip wrote: post #25

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You sure you want that last sentence? If that were happening, we would all be commenting on here about how Apple decides who succeeds and who fails by threatening to revoke companies' keys on a whim.

Yes, I do. And in no way is revocation in this instance a “whim.”

Understood. I would hope that they spell out the terms of when a key revocation would happen if they were to revoke keys.

Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]

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Post by MacroChip » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 12:33 AM UTC

vorpalhex wrote: post #29

MacroChip wrote: post #25

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You sure you want that last sentence? If that were happening, we would all be commenting on here about how Apple decides who succeeds and who fails by threatening to revoke companies' keys on a whim.

Apple did that when Facebook was abusing enterprise signed apps and nobody threw shade at Apple. There's a time and place for that, and this is it. Now, if Apple revoked their cert because they didn't like Zooms view on then I'd be ranting and raving with the rest of HN.

Ok thanks for the example. I hadn't heard of that, so I just briefly read about it. It looked like there were clear terms about the Enterprise apps: that it was for internal, employee use. Facebook was distributing it to non employees. I imagine that is why there was little shade thrown.

Re: Zoom is reinstalling itself after a minute of being uninstalled [video]

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Post by fpalmans » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 7:13 AM UTC

PhasmaFelis wrote: post #46

latexr wrote: post #14

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It’s a silent video of less than two minutes. It shows a user on macOS quitting the Zoom app[1], dragging it to the Trash and emptying it. They stay still for about one minute and fifteen seconds, at which point Zoom pops up on the Dock again, opening its window. [1]: This Zoom: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20387298

Thanks! That was a lot quicker to read than watching the video.

Thank you everyone for this little thread. This is exactly what I am looking for when I read the comments to a video link!