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I work at Microsoft and I don't like Teams. However, I recently checked out Slack to chat with old coworkers and I realized Slack dropped ability to control the desktop remotely.

Also, unrelated. Teams on Ubuntu (for personal use) kicks me out after 12 hours and I need to sign in again. I don't know why.

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Slack said controlling screens was too difficult. I was sad to see them remove it.

They do have the ability to draw on other users screen, something I use much more.

> Slack said controlling screens was too difficult

....wait, what?? Teams, Webex, Zoom... Every other teleconference app can do it, so isn't this like admitting they're either not smart or lazy?

I would be totally fine with them removing video altogether and just keeping Huddles, but doing video without the remote control (and their video calls take an eternity to load, wtf?) is real weird

I have never seen controlling desktop on teams ever work. It’s alway 10 minutes of messing around followed by the person giving up.

Wait, you're right, I remember now, it didn't work for me either. I had to send the user commands to type in a console. "....No no, that's actually one run-on line, not two lines."

Never seen it not work

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