cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10829773

Teams apparently can’t call when using Firefox

Teams also doesn’t support multiple “work” accounts, so I had to boot up a laptop to accept the call. 🤷

  • @takeda@lemmy.world
    95•5 months ago

    Exactly, this is how Microsoft operates. This time they gave an excuse they still allow plenty of other browsers (with the same engine). Google loves it, because it hurts Firefox and they can say they are not responsible for 3rd parties blocking sites.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if this is coordinated based on lessons learned with IE.

    • @jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
      18•5 months ago

      As a bonus it gives companies that want to use or allow Firefox a reason to use Google Workspace because Google Meet works perfectly on Firefox.

      • JackGreenEarthEnglish
        3•5 months ago

        If they want to use Firefox, wouldn’t they also want to use a FOSS meeting software?

      • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        1•5 months ago

        My org actually uses both, as well as Slack. We use:

        • Teams - most meetings
        • Meet - some meetings w/ outside orgs
        • Slack - 1:1 and small group, impromptu meetings

        I use the Teams and Slack apps, and Meet in the web.

  • KptnAutismus
    74•5 months ago

    people using user agent switcher so they can use bullshit like teams probably introduces errors into the statistics so microsoft can claim most users use chromium anyway.

    • lionkoy5555OP
      39•5 months ago

      They’re required to use a garbage app, but they’re also not willing to drop their favorite browser. No choice but to compromise.

  • @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    65•5 months ago

    Teams is shit in any form. Slowest app to launch on my M2 MacBook Pro, but it’s what we use where I work so I have no choice.

    • DacoTaco
      5•5 months ago

      Should be better with v2, normally. V1 uses electron and an old angular version which both were slow as fuck and used a shit ton of resources. I also think electron doesnt support the arm platform yet? (citation needed).

      Anyway, v2 uses react and a better webapp engine to run as an app so it should be faster. Not surprised if it still ran as shit though haha

    • @takeda@lemmy.world
      46•5 months ago

      Frankly it is garbage anyway. We currently use it in my company and there’s no other option and I think teams is the worst conferencing app so far.

      • gila
        7•5 months ago

        I’ve been open minded to it but got my first impression of it in the wild recently when we had a meeting with an intl supplier that uses it, and have to agree it sucked. Aside from the organiser being late, everyone else was ready to start, but other parties on supplier end could not approve our entry because they didn’t set the meeting. Apparently we could work around it if we created Microsoft accounts.within 30 seconds I started an instant Google meet and sent them a pre-approved link to join, and upon joining the call they expressed surprise about how easy that was.

          • gila
            6•5 months ago

            Yeah, just the company uses G Suite so I defaulted to the platform my boss was comfortable with. Comment not intended to promote Google products

            • @wallmenis@lemmy.oneEnglish
              1•5 months ago

              That’s good. Better that you used this because as you said, they might be more comfortable.

    • @krash@lemmy.ml
      2•5 months ago

      How does the flathub version perform? I noticed v2 can be run in the browser, and thought to give it a whirl in edge (under Linux, since it supports sync now).

  • NeikonEnglish
    21•5 months ago

    They don’t support Linux applications, they don’t support the main Linux browser. They don’t want you to use Linux

    • digdug
      4•5 months ago

      The issue is just for 1 on 1 phone calls, meetings seem to work fine.