On: Ask HN: Software you hate but can't replace?

[signal11]

> it uses Electron

Teams v2 won't use Electron[1]; but for now you can get a small performance boost by just opening Teams using a modern web browser (Edge, Chrome, Firefox) at https://teams.microsoft.com/ -- you can even set up a PWA-type app shortcut.

You can uninstall the client after that. I think there's maybe one feature (popout chat windows) that the client has which you can't get in the browser.

[1] https://twitter.com/rishmsft/status/1408085784016539653

[aledue → signal11]

Temas refuses(ed?) to let you hear voice calls if you use Firefox. It's the only reason I have Chromium installed too.

[bravetraveler → aledue]

If my experience forcing WebEx in the past has taught me anything, it should be a matter of webRTC features and user agent

[nunez → bravetraveler]

there’s a plug-in that tries this; it kind of works but won’t allow you to make calls for whatever reason

[_iziv → aledue]

Until recently Firefox releases had all kind of problems (e.g. hardware enumeration) That's why we recommended Chromium/Chrome for at our faculty for Jitsi usage

I'm a Firefox (beta) user myself, but I would rather try another browser before blaming a webapp -- many issues.

[approxim8ion → signal11]

as far as I know, the web client doesn't let you control someone else's desktop when they are sharing their screen. which is something I do regularly.