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EDIT: Thank you all for detailing your experience with, and hatred for, this miserable product. Your display of solidarity is inspiring. Now, say it with me:

Fuck Microsoft

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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think "is" is grammatically correct here. Teams is the name of the application, singular.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Teams is the name of the application, singular.

Teams *are the name of the application, singular.

[–] fool@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yeah, you're completely right. Microsoft Teams refers to multiple communications platforms, not just one. Wikipedia and Microsoft themselves made the same mistake as OP here. Hope you can help!

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I forgive them. English is a complex beast.