Zoom Is Launching Its Own Google Docs Competitor
Zoom is setting out to compete with Google and Microsoft by introducing Zoom Docs at its annual Zoomtopia 2023 event on Tuesday. Zoom Docs is the company’s own version of an AI-powered workspace that will provide users with AI capabilities to draft, edit, summarize, and include information from meeting discussions.
The company said in a press release that its new feature will be integrated into the meetings feature, and says it will make it “easy for teams and individuals to create, collaborate, manage projects, and stay organized.” It will also reportedly include the option to include tables, charts, and images in the Zoom Doc function, according to the press release.
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Meanwhile, that same month, Google also announced it was adding generative AI to Google Docs and Google Excel which would capture notes from Meet chats, proofread, write, and rewrite documents, among others. Zoom is now introducing similar measures to attract users to its product and make it easier to move between video calls and taking notes in the document.
Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan told Forbes he doesn’t expect Zoom Docs to replace other note-taking applications, but hopes it offers an alternative to toggling between tabs during meetings. “We cannot force anyone to standardize on one platform,” Yuan told the outlet. “The way I look at this is to give a customer flexibility. That’s the most important thing.”
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