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The holiday video chat tag covers Microsoft Teams’ 2020 seasonal push to support free consumer video calls. The featured coverage describes 24-hour calls for up to 300 participants, browser-based joining, and guest access without requiring a Microsoft account. These capabilities positioned Teams as an alternative to Zoom, whose free meetings were limited to 40 minutes at the time. The story places the offer in the context of families and friends using video calling during the holidays, while also highlighting Microsoft’s effort to bring its enterprise-backed communications platform to household users.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Teams Free 24-Hour Calls Take on Zoom's 40-Minute Limit

    During the 2020 holiday season, Microsoft turned Teams into a free consumer video-calling weapon: 24-hour calls, up to 300 participants, browser-based joining, and no Microsoft account required for guests, directly challenging Zoom’s 40-minute free-call constraint. The move was not just a...