Our colleagues from Xataka have already told this story: in times of global epidemic and incarceration, telework applications and services are living a good year. Slack's use has been considered bad, and Microsoft Teams and Zoom have become popular with all staff and teachers who try to do their homework remotely.
Is this reflected in Apple? Yes, but half. We've already compiled a list of all the Apple tools that allow us to work remotely: FaceTime, iMessage, Workshop, iCloud Dray, Shared Notes … but Can Apple say that its services are really optimized for teleworking?
Integration and extension use as the key
It's something right now Apple employees themselves are meeting. Mark Gurman recently commented on how distraught they were because of the split (which happens everywhere, I don't blame Apple for anything here) and have had to get used to working with coworkers remotely. An example of this is that in his anguish he mentions the use of tools not used by Apple, such as Slack.
In Copertino they have their own internal employee platforms that they can talk to, and that's for sure the Committee on Pets They use iMessage and FaceTime. However, all those Apple apps we mentioned earlier, put together, are it is less efficient than a program that aims to work directly online and is far from its peers
In other words: apps like Microsoft Teams include texting, video conferencing and screen sharing in one window. It is perfect for distance teaching classes (called & # 39; Webinars & # 39; are now very popular), holding meetings where several people watch the presentation with slides … and most important of all: any user can attend one of these classes or meetings on any device or web browser if necessary. With one click.
I feel that Apple should be preparing something like this for its WWDC20, because the COVID-19 virus epidemic has forced the event to be pure online. If Apple wants to be able to receive questions from developers, or hold sessions with small groups, the official edition of this year's WWDC may show some progress reminiscent of Teams or Zoom. Aside from the recent debates, obviously.
It's still early days to roam around a lot, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone at Apple already thinks about something that makes distance learning or meetings popular across their tools. Maybe a class app, but it comes with lots of features. No one knows what the post-COVID19 community will be like, but this kind of platform will undoubtedly come to prominence after showing its usefulness during these weeks.
