Before the whole virus situation started, I had never even heard of Zoom, and now it seems it's everywhere. What happened to Skype? I remember it being the thing I was forced to use during pretty much every client meeting back in the day.
Microsoft bought it and gutted it, it has terrible usability now. I think when the pandemic hit the most usable system was bound to get tons of traction quickly, and I guess that happened to be Zoom.
Skype was sidelined because it had a worse user experience then Zoom, which literally "just works".
Hasn't Skype always been limited in how many people you can have in a video conference without paying for it?
Skype has been replaced by Teams.
Skype for Business is being replaced by Teams.
Normal Skype still exists.
Trends become Buzzwords. The less syllables the better... Mix that with some perfectly timed marketing and heaps of free licenses, and Zoom becomes ubiquitous within a few months.
Syllable tests is folly. I've heard people pronounce it zoo-oom. Welcome to the south where single syllable words do not exist.