We, as engineers, can't expect everyone to know what OBS is, download it, learn in, and use it every day to enable their ability to share a sub-section of their monitor (regardless of its size.)
We, as engineers, _are_ expected to make our software easier to use and feature rich. Adding this capability into Zoom or Meet, etc. is a reasonable thing to expect from a software company of note. And people _do_ know what Zoom and Meet are, download them, learn them, and use them every day. Why not implement the feature directly into the software they're already using?
Also which percentage of people taking part in meetings with screen sharing are even allowed to "just install" OBS? More for developers, much less for other office workers.
I mean a possible alternative can be a huge resistance. Users knowing this should be feasible probably know OBS, and other users may never thought of this possibility.
I can't deny the effort the author here have done. It is very useful and convenient. I just gave an explanation of why this comes so late.
We, as engineers, can't expect everyone to know what OBS is, download it, learn in, and use it every day to enable their ability to share a sub-section of their monitor (regardless of its size.)
We, as engineers, _are_ expected to make our software easier to use and feature rich. Adding this capability into Zoom or Meet, etc. is a reasonable thing to expect from a software company of note. And people _do_ know what Zoom and Meet are, download them, learn them, and use them every day. Why not implement the feature directly into the software they're already using?