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I guess because most conversations are not about documents?

• pavlov 11y ago
  But Quip's chat rooms are just that. They don't have any forced relation to the documents, and can be set up just like Slack (as far as I can see). So what's the different use case?
  • revorad 11y ago
    Oh ok, I didn't know that. I tried Quip when it first came out. Anyway, even if functionally they are similar, the Slack ecosystem is too strong now.
    • pavlov 11y ago
      Maybe... Sometimes the initially strong ecosystem doesn't end up being the winning one. Apple had a huge headstart in GUI desktops but Microsoft nearly trounced them. (I don't see Quip having such an advantage -- although Quip seems like a perfect fit for Microsoft's product portfolio... Hmm...)
    • rokhayakebe 11y ago
      Oh ok, I didn't know that. Positioning can definitely hurt a product.