Facebook Launches Messenger Desktop App for Group Video Calls

Since many countries have enforced stay-at-home policies to try to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, many companies have posted impressive metrics that highlight the explosive growth of communication services over the last few weeks. For instance, the video communication specialist Zoom Video (NASDAQ: ZM) revealed that its maximum number of daily meeting participants surged from 10 million in December to 200 million in March.

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) reported the number of people using their desktop browser for audio and video calling on Messenger has more than doubled last month. This number pales in comparison to Zoom's stellar user growth, but Facebook is trying to fill the gap. The social media giant announced today in a blog post a new Messenger app for MacOS and Windows that includes unlimited and free group video calls. Also, chats will synchronize across the mobile, desktop, and app versions of Messenger.

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