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Zoom to mandate client updates every ninety days, starting Nov 1 (The Register)

Video conferencing outfit Zoom has revealed it will require users to update their client apps at least every ninety days and introduce a "minimum client ...

That's a notable omission given that browsers โ€“ which operate on similar release cadences โ€“ jump by a full number for each regular release and make it a lot easier to understand if you are up to date. The current Slow Track version for Windows is also 5.12.2, but it only became available to users who choose that option as of October 27. The current Prompted version is 5.11.0 (6569), released on June 20. Here's a study into it](https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/17/glasses_reflections_zoom/) [Fake sites fool Zoom users into downloading deadly code](https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/22/zoom_malware_infosteal_cyble/) [Microsoft and Meta promise facehugger PCs piping cloud desktops into VR headsets](https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/12/meta_microsoft_alliance/) [It's 2023, let's check in with the metaverse... The current Fast Track version for Windows is 5.12.2 which emerged on October 10. Fast Track releases typically arrive monthly.

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