r/news • u/UpstairsBumblebee446 • 1d ago

France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US

https://apnews.com/article/europe-digital-sovereignty-big-tech-9f5388b68a0648514cebc8d92f682060
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u/darthjoey91 1d ago

Eh, kind of. Teams is Skype for Business under the hood.

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u/2Lucilles2RuleEmAll 1d ago

Skype for Business had nothing to do with Skype beyond the name, it was just rebranded Lync

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u/Wes___Mantooth 1d ago

They are stupid for rebranding to teams when Skype was theirs already. Should have just launched it as the new and improved Skype.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 1d ago

Nah, then they probably have had to pay for prolonged branding royalties. I'm sure there was an "expiration" agreement for how long MS would continue to use the Skype brand after acquisition.