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Re:RIP Google Hangouts, Google’s last, best chance to compet... by mishac on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @01:06PM (#33424024)
Due to timezones? or is there something in Japanese culture that makes friday meetings disliked?
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Re:RIP Google Hangouts, Google’s last, best chance to compet... by dekhn on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @01:13PM (#33424108)
Yes, they wanted to find a time that worked for the major 3 locations- Asia, EU, and US. If they held it on Friday, that was Saturday in Japan. So it was moved from Friday early evening to Thursday early evening.
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