Microsoft Teams Desktop App Hogs System Resources and Disrupts Other Work
A user describes Microsoft Teams as resource-heavy and disruptive to other operations, often requiring a forced shutdown, with weak sharing and search compared to alternatives - but is stuck using it because their organization mandates it.
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