Google Meet, the video conferencing tool formerly known as Google Hangouts Meet, is arriving for consumers “over the coming weeks.” Until now, Google Meet was only available to business and education users via G Suite. Anyone with a Google Account will be able to start, join, and schedule a Google Meet call for free “starting in early May.” From a report: But there are some limitations: Meet video calls can have up to 100 participants and last up to 60 minutes. Google will start to enforce the time limit restriction on September 30. On Alphabet’s Q1 2020 earnings call yesterday, CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that Google Meet passed 100 million daily active users (DAUs) last week and is adding “roughly” 3 million new users every day. That’s still a far cry from Zoom’s 300 million DAUs, but at least it’s on the same order of magnitude.

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Source: Slashdot – Google Meet One-ups Zoom With Free 60-Minute Meetings For Consumers