Jio decided to step foot into the cluttered video conferencing space with the launch of JioMeet earlier last week. The app is feature-rich and easy to use but has widely been ridiculed for copy-pasting the UI elements from its rival Zoom. It’s one of the primary reasons why JioMeet was the talk of the town last week.
Now, as one would expect, Zoom is considering legal action against JioMeet for the uncanny resemblance between these two apps. Zoom India head Sameer Raje, in an interview with ET, says the company’s held a ‘lot of discussions internally’ on this topic.
Apar from its rival, Zoom has another big issue to address at its hands. Many in India believe Zoom is a Chinese company and neglects user privacy. However, that’s not at all the case. Zoom is an American company that was founded by Chinese-American billionaire Eric Yuan back in 2011.
Zoom has been in touch with the Indian government to make them aware of how the platform operates. It has two data centers in the country and does not share data with any government body. “People feel Zoom is of Chinese origin and we share data with the neighbouring country, etc. We are an American company and we do not share data with any government,” says Raje.
JioMeet has amassed over 1 million downloads since its launch. The app first made its debut back in May but was pulled down within a few hours. This app had a completely different design, was super shabby, and slow. The company went back to the drawing board, it seems, but returned with a copycat app. It recently changed the iconography after a massive outcry on social media. I also shared the design change on my socials earlier this week.
Feedback has been heard. JioMeet changes icons and colour scheme to separate itself from Zoom 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/y32Dc8wSoi
