

To continue to grow, however, the company needs to generate more revenue, which means more paid subscriptions.

Since many businesses have since shifted to a hybrid work environment, these products are still much in demand.Ī variety of virtual meeting products have tried to fill the need, including Microsoft Teams, Skype, Webex, Google Meet and GoTo Meeting, but Zoom has been one of the major players with a dominant market share and a steady rise in revenues for the past few years.

Such platforms have been adopted by individuals to stay in touch with family and friends, by organizations to conduct meetings and by schools to run classes.

SEE: Home video setup: What you need to look and sound professional (TechRepublic Premium) Previously, only free calls with three or more people were subject to this limitation. As of July 15, Zoom is restricting meetings between just two people to that 40-minute duration. Those of you who create Zoom meetings with a free account will now be kicked off after 40 minutes no matter how many people are on the call. One-on-one meetings set up using a free account will now automatically end after 40 minutes. Zoom now limits free one-on-one meetings to 40 minutes
