Major Microsoft Teams Update Removes Favorites and Chats, Driving Churn Talk
A user reports that a recent Teams update removed their favorites and chats, capping off two years of perceived decline, to the point that their company is now considering switching to Zoom. This signals a UI regression severe enough to threaten organizational retention of the platform.
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