Microsoft extends Teams into VMware and Citrix VDI

Microsoft is making it easier for Teams to work with virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) in a bid to grow the number of monthly active users on the collaboration platform. In recent updates to the Microsoft 365 roadmap, the vendor said it will enable those on VDI from VMware and Citrix to blur their backgrounds during video …

[Sub 20 Pilot]

So MS are still fucking about trying to make Teams work on other platforms. This is the clusterfuck, laptop killing application that struggles to run on it's own fucking parent OS while running smoothly on a cheap Chinese Android phone.

At the same time the said OS, which I am tied to due to some work programs, is still a fucked up pile of shite which is added to every few weeks with more unneccessary crap and more bugs, adverts, telemetry, bloat instead of their engineers sitting down and sorting the fucking thing out.

Yes, yes I know software is difficult, like a lot of other things that us non software engineers do but why not stop adding shit and spend time and money making the bastard work.

Me and no doubt millions of others would be happy to pay an annual fee / subscription for a qulity professional product that allows us to get on with work and using the PC for it's intended purpose - not an unpolished turd that adds and moves stuff around in order to justify a fucking update and a price hike now and again.

For the hard of thinking- to save you posting an irrelevant reply such as 'use Linux' - I am not looking for free or cheap - I get paid for my work so happy to pay for others' work - I just want a fucking OS to do OS things and let me get on mith my work.

[Anonymous Coward]

"For the hard of thinking- to save you posting an irrelevant reply such as 'use Linux'"

Well you can fuck right off: my job title is Managing Director and I use Linux. I actually have less problems than my Windows sporting staff and colleagues, with Teams. No it isn't for everyone. Why would you want all your software to update in one go instead of hunting around on disparate web sites? Bloody nonsense and it takes a few minutes instead of sometimes hours. I do an awful lot of Windows updates from a SBS 2007 (nope!) to the latest and greatest. It's a monthly chore for all of us across many, many systems, some of which need careful handling.

I too get paid for my time and I have Evolution to connect to Exchange and LO for office work. I used to teach IT so please don't tell me it can't cut it in the office space. Do you know what a hanging indent or a decimal tab stop is? ... and I can be similarly disparaging with respect to spreadsheet stuff and databases and DTP, all of which LO manages fine and also has a rather odd LOGO built in, which is charming. MSO is franky a bit crap. The ribbon really is a pain. I get the idea but it really slows you down finding functions and it is really hard to explain over the phone when doing support.

I suggest we start with street Countdown. I drink wine and not milk, if you last long enough I'll move on to rum ... Pusser's 8)

[dajames]

... said OS, which I am tied to due to some work programs, is still a fucked up pile of shite which is added to every few weeks with more unneccessary crap and more bugs, adverts, telemetry, bloat instead of their engineers sitting down and sorting the fucking thing out.

Don't be shy -- tell us what you really think!

[skotl]

Wow - you're such a badass

...and you don't understand that Teams comes a part of Office 365, hence most users do pay an annual fee / subscription.

If you're using it for free, just go ahead and switch to Zoom or any of the 500 alternatives instead of raising your blood pressure by posting on here.

[Doogie Howser MD]

Well fucky fucky fuck fuck.

[Anonymous Coward]

I use Arch (actually) and Teams ...

I managed to batter the Teams preview into submission about 18-24 months ago thanks to Pipewire and recently a rather nifty noise cancellation plugin - https://github.com/werman/noise-suppression-for-voice#pipewire

Now, I'm looking forward to a progressive web app thingie instead of an Electron thingie. Presumably because MS have had minimal traction with PWA and have decided that Linux users can be relied on to beta test stuff for them properly and not bleat on social.ms and get told to run sfc /scannow!

Yay - progress!