It was working just fine under Rosetta 2 on the previous version.Can any of y'all confirm that Zoom for AS allows you to remove the background without a green screen? (Yes, I know AS is fast enough - just making sure Zoom has it enabled.). Thanks so much.
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This is the one reason why I've enabled the Guest account on my M1 MBA. Each time I need to use it, Zoom gets installed locally to that account only, and when I'm done I logout and it gets blown away. On my previous MacBook I had a partition that ran El Capitan (and therefore couldn't read the APFS main partition at all) for Zoom and other "semi-malware" (Flash, Java, etc).
It's kind of like Facebook. If you need to communicate with people who use it, either you use it too or you can't communicate. Insisting that everyone in a large group switch to something else simply isn't feasible, so you just do what you can to mitigate potential issues while using it and go on with life.
I'm looking forward to the sales numbers, these M1 machines are really chiming in a new era for the Mac, and computing in general, give it 6 months to a year before we get competition in the Windows world, perhaps earlier, and whilst it probably won't be as refined right away, Apple cannot afford to rest on their laurels, they need to build the lead whilst they can, the software companies will follow. It's amazing how they are responding now that the proof is out there, it will take some time but the adaptation is there, you either adapt, or become irrelevant in this industry.
If true, a good reason not to use the product, regardless of your political persuasion.
That’s what I don’t understand. The big one that everybody uses since forever is of course Skype/Teams. Skype/Teams been delivering this service for years, on all platforms, with a large penetration to devices.
What’s better with Zoom? I live in Sweden, nobody I know use Zoom, maybe it’s a US thing?
I’m not a Facebook user either since several years back, of about the same reasons I’m avoiding Zoom.
Application (Universal) - compiled for both M1 and Intel (also designates an iOS or iPadOS app)
Application (Apple Silicon) - compiled for M1 (usually there's a separate install for Intel)
Application (Intel) - compiled for Intel (may run on M1 through Rosetta 2)
It could be a US thing. I don't remember if I'd heard of it before the pandemic, but as soon as things started locking down, Zoom was all over the news here. Apparently lots of workplaces are using it for remote meetings this year (I can't imagine trusting them for confidential work conversations, but whatever), and I've used it to chat with friends & family.
I'll say it has worked quite well in my limited experience, better than Skype or other solutions. The privacy and security issues are concerning, however.
Don’t sit in front of the computer naked all the time and onlookers will probably move on.
I refuse to use the app for the lack of truthfulness by the company with its use, as well as all security problems it has had. Either are ignorant about Zoom issues or they just don’t care and proceed forward.
I’m aware of many instances of Zoom meetings getting interrupted by random troublemakers, but have not heard of Zoom employees doing this themselves - do you have a link?
Search for the Zoom executive just fired for passing information on to a foreign power to disrupt Zoom meetings and potentially arrest dissidents.
Federal prosecutors accuse Zoom executive of working with Chinese government to surveil users and suppress video calls
A security executive with the video-tech giant Zoom worked with the Chinese government to terminate Americans' accounts and disrupt video calls about the 1989 massacre of pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square, federal prosecutors say.
www.seattletimes.com
Here you go.
Federal prosecutors accuse Zoom executive of working with Chinese government to surveil users and suppress video calls
The case is a stunning blow for the $100 billion video-call giant that has become the go-to source for staying in touch during the pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com
Ah ok. I don't want to come off as ignorant - I'm just genuinely curious. We use Teams at work - I have regular meetings with 30+ attendees from Sweden via the continental Europe to the US - Miami and Detroit where our global head offices are located. It's all very smooth with a high quality across half the globe.
I also only started hearing about Zoom when the pandemic came upon us. Now I haven't read the EULA for Teams, but I do suspect it's more secure than Zoom.
Happy holidays!
+1 for Zoom
0 for Microsoft Teams.
As of this writing, no native Apple Silicon support by Teams.
0 for Microsoft Teams.
As of this writing, no native Apple Silicon support by Teams.
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FWIW, it works in the DTK now...
Probably would add another 20% of battery time on M1 laptops...
Cant understand the hype of zoom when there are so many better alternatives available (which at least don't send your data to China)
www.bloomberg.com
Ex-Zoom China Employee Faces U.S. Dissident Censoring Charge
A former Zoom Video Communications Inc. executive working in China has been charged by the U.S. with conspiring to censor Chinese dissidents and disrupt a video conference commemorating the anniversary of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square crackdown.
www.bloomberg.com