BlueJeans (formerly BlueJeans Network), the cloud-based videoconferencing service that was acquired by Verizon in early 2020, is shutting down. According to a report by 9to5Google, members of the business-focused conferencing service were emailed a statement notifying them of the app’s impending shutdown. The email reads:
“Dear BlueJeans User,
Thank you for being a valued user of BlueJeans by Verizon services. We want to share that we have made the difficult decision to sunset our suite of BlueJeans products.
BlueJeans is an award-winning product that connects our customers around the world, but we have made this decision due to the changing market landscape.
In light of this, BlueJeans Basic and free trial offerings will be discontinued effective August 31, 2023, and your access to the services will be removed. However, you can continue to use these services until that time. If you have saved any recordings on BlueJeans, you may download them prior to August 31, after which time, your content will be deleted in accordance with the BlueJeans privacy policy.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at https://support.bluejeans.com/s/contactsupport.
Finally, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for being a valued BlueJeans user.”
The service’s sunsetting comes only months after the introduction of a free tier that was intended to help BlueJeans be more competitive with services like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. CNBC reported that Verizon purchased the app for around $400 million. This was at the very start of the pandemic, when videoconferencing apps were just beginning to rise in usage and popularity.
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