Microsoft Teams is the purest example of distribution beating product quality, says Ben Casnocha
deepakns · x · 2026-09-12
Ben Casnocha argues Microsoft Teams is the purest tech example of distribution beating product quality: a mediocre product that beat Zoom through enterprise bundling and placement in front of millions of users. He invites readers to name other products with equally mediocre quality and equally strong distribution.
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