According to three people with knowledge of the move, the European Commission is pressing ahead with a formal charge sheet against the world’s most valuable listed tech company over concerns it is restricting competition in the sector.
Microsoft last month offered concessions as it sought to avoid regulatory action, including extending a plan to unbundle Teams from other software such as Office, not just in Europe but across the world.
However, people familiar with their thinking said EU officials were still concerned that the company did not go far enough to facilitate fairness in the market."
‘Rivals are concerned that #Microsoft will make #Teams run more compatibly with its own software over other apps. They also argue that Microsoft has set the pricing of its own products in ways that give little incentive for users to choose other videoconferencing options. Another concern is the lack of data #portability, which makes it difficult for existing Teams users to switch to alternatives.’ https://on.ft.com/4bzlD2p
Gibt es den #Datenschutz, die #DSGVO oder einen Hauch von #Datensicherheit eigentlich noch? Eine Frage, die mir seit Tagen im Kopf herumgeistert, weil: #Niedersachsen wird Vorreiter bei der Nutzung von Microsoft Teams in der Landesverwaltung (DSGVO-konform natürlich 😉) "Die Ergebnisse der intensiven Verhandlungen des Landes Niedersachsen mit #Microsoft dienen damit als Blaupause für die Nutzung von #Teams in der öffentlichen Verwaltung", so Innenstaatssekretär Manke.
Niedersachsen setzt nun auf Microsoft Teams in der Landesverwaltung. Zitat: "Maßgeblich für die DSGVO-Konformität von Teams war die Entscheidung von Microsoft, die Daten in Europa zu speichern und zu verarbeiten („EU-Boundary“)."
Der alte Taschenspieler-Trick. Er funktioniert offenbar noch immer. 🤦♂️
D., der nicht glaubt, dass die größeren Kritikpunkte komplett unbekannt waren. D. h. irgendwas muss wichtiger als Compliance gewesen sein. "Günstiger Preis" oder "Weil es doch alle haben. Z. B. Niedersachsen." (Moment! Rechtsstaatliches Handeln zweitrangig? Beim Staat?!?)
A particular first-world UI annoyance is context menus which do not appear at once but gradually fill with entries, moving around entries which had already appeared. #teams i am looking at you
We're being force-migrated from Zoom to Teams (to save some Schekels) which was a bit of a wrench at first but I've found a few things which I prefer in Teams:
Dedicated "raise hand" vs "react" buttons on the toolbar
Visualised sequencing for people who raised their hand so you can go through in order
I do always struggle to find the "mute" button for some reason (seems to be common with lots of people) and the video quality is pretty poor compared to Zoom but I can live with it.
@tdp_org were you also force migrated to the electron app or do you actually use #teams in a browser? for me, using it in #firefox does not work because i refuse to accept 3rd party cookies. separate calls in a private window work for some minutes and then get increadibly slow and erratic. so much so that i start to suspect this might even be on purpose, because given that #jitsi and #bigbluebutton work flawlessly for hours i see no good reason to not make trams work in ff…
I was about to do something important and time-sensitive but then I got a #Teams notification despite both Teams and notifications being off and now I'm just wandering the dusty streets of the internet with a vague sense of loss
Now I have #mastodon, #email and #matrix in #emacs. Funny how communications on computers are easier to focus on without all the intense animations, colors and ads. I feel much more relaxed and ready to work when it's all texted based.
In the past, I've used Matrix/element, and I can't say how many times better it worked. About 1.5 years ago, we decided migrate to MS 365 and I find it a pita.
Does anybody have a clue about the status of Teams<->Matrix integration? I remember, there were numerous attempts to do this using a bridge/puppet, but at least AFAIK that didn't work too well.
What is the status of this? Any insights appreciated 😎
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What I love about being remote and/or being on a geographically-distributed team is when someone sets up a (usually) #MSTeams meeting and fails to ensure that the meeting has a dial-in number. It's like, "cool: I can hear the call and I can see the video presentation, but, since my laptop's microphone (and camera) is disabled, I can't actually provide spoken responses to questions directed at me".
Two meetings in a row where the call was set up with no dial-in.
Also, why the fuck does #Teams not offer the option to turn off the freaking gallery?? I so don't need to see the other people on the call if they ain't talking. And, if you must show call participants, how about showing only those that enabled sharing from their cameras. It provides zero value and sucks up useful screen realestate showing me participants' initials especially if they aren't talking.
Every time I use Teams, I'm reminded of why Microsoft is able to include it free with their O365 accounts.
The discussions with Manuel Schnabel and André Kraus have shown: We need better #communication between #TYPO3#teams/#initiatives. E.g. plans could overlap, experiences exchanged, etc. Want to #coordinate the hard facts regularly in an annual/semi-annual online meeting? #t3cmd