# Has Zoom become the latest aspirin or Kleenex?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 5, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-zoom-become-the-latest-aspirin-or-kleenex/924801 "2020-11-05T03:20:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-zoom-become-the-latest-aspirin-or-kleenex/924801/7 "2020-11-05T17:58:58Z")

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There’s a current thread in GQ discussing Zoom, where this is mentioned:

> [@How did Zoom become the default teleconferencing software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-zoom-become-the-default-teleconferencing-software/924843/9):
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> The thing I find interesting is that the term used for these remote video calls changed pre- and post-pandemic. We used to have Skype meetings over Zoom. Now I occasionally have Zoom calls with Google Meet. Also, Zoom is better to say than, “Can I Microsoft Teams you and the client tomorrow?”

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