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Google Meet vs Zoom: What Meeting Program is Better?

Now, I usually don't talk about meeting programs here. But, I was able to try out Google Meet and Zoom! Remember about NetMeeting from my virtual learning blog post? While, I was able to run the Windows XP version in a Windows XP virtual machine (not my real computer), but I could not test it. And here is a Google Meet picture!



















So, to the comparison. Now, the interface of Google Meet looks a lot better! But, the virtual background is not very good. It cuts my hair off! But, when it comes to integration with the operating system, Zoom is better. And the closed captions feature is not the most accurate. 

What I said: This is a test of the Google Meet closed captions.

What it think I said: This isn't Just the Girl Meet closed captions.

But a couple hours after I wrote this, I learned about a new meeting program. Google Duo! Now, Google Duo is more like a phone call except for video than a meeting program. But weirdly, Google Duo is more like Microsoft NetMeeting. In NetMeeting, you can type a person's email to call them, and that is the same for Google Duo. While, that's how I think it works. I can't actually test it! But, you can call people on your network. I tried typing my virtual machine's IP address, and it would tell me I was calling the computer I was using to call. But nobody else in my house has a virtual machine to try calling me. Plus, NetMeeting even has meetings! And the directory is down, so if you want to call somebody else, you need to be on their network. So, for calling people on demand, use Google Duo. For having scheduled meetings, use Google Meet. And for advanced uses, use Zoom. And for the rare occasion that you have to call someone with a Windows XP laptop, use Microsoft NetMeeting.

But, if I could only use 1, I would use Google Meet.

But, you can use any of these for anything!


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