Microsoft beefs up Teams video chat to rival Zoom's massive sessions

Microsoft is now letting up to 250 participants chat with each other using its video chat services on Teams. Like on Zoom, no accounts are needed to join a session. — Microsoft/dpa

Before the pandemic, Zoom's video conferencing service was largely a business tool used by office workers – until suddenly it was being privately used by families and friends around the world, staying at home during lockdowns.

Microsoft now thinks the same shift is about take place on the video chat service for its workplace collaboration platform Teams, and the company is expanding its video conferencing for easier sessions outside the workplace.