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1597 points seapunk | 1 comments | 27 Mar 20 14:18 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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coder1001 ◴[27 Mar 20 14:47 UTC] No.22703220[source]▶

"the best of those, Zoom, is doing very well"

Is Zoom really the best? No other comparable platform out there?

Anyone know how difficult it would be to build something like it on top of aws or a similar cloud?

jamra ◴[27 Mar 20 14:49 UTC] No.22703245[source]▶

Web RTC pretty much handles peer to peer video chat. I think you just need a server to organize the call’s, provide chat, and login from

1. Spivak ◴[27 Mar 20 15:19 UTC] No.22703536[source]▶

P2P video for large groups is dead over the public internet because you don't get the network's help in doing 1-many delivery.

Zoom needs to clean up its privacy act