Microsoft Teams: In The Room Where it Happens, Virtually
Microsoft introduced 14 new features for Teams last week — mostly related to meetings. As usual, the news has received strong coverage.
The star new feature is Together Mode. It’s a simple approach to virtual reality that requires no glasses. While I do feel it’s kind of gimmicky, I do kind of like it. Though I have doubts it will get used that often. It’s also noteworthy that Microsoft was first to market with this feature, not their typical M.O. I do expect various versions of Together Mode to be implemented by competitors and it will be interesting to see how the Microsoft (and the industry) evolves this concept.
Here’s my thoughts:
By Dave Michels
Dave is an independent analyst and founder of TalkingPointz which is focused on enterprise communications. In addition to this (free and paid) content on TalkingPointz, he contributes to industry sites, can be found at major industry events, and provides advisory services to vendors and financial analysts.