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What a patronizing and condescending piece. All I got from this is that Microsoft has launched something in this space that is really worth taking a look at, if

by taneem 10y ago

What a patronizing and condescending piece. All I got from this is that Microsoft has launched something in this space that is really worth taking a look at, if it prompts a competitor to write and publish something like this.

brandon272 10y ago
The tone I got from it is, "How dare you compete with us!" This whole idea, from writing the letter to publishing it as a full page ad in the paper, seems bizarre and misguided.
- gremlinsinc 10y ago
  I got similar it felt... like... how do you think you can compete with us, we're the best.... it's a tough space, you shouldn't even try and get out... when Microsoft's actually looks like it could be a slack killer - a lot more functionality because of everything combined, heck if I was a CEO of my own company I'd probably ditch gmail and get the whole outlook business essentials package for everything and move to microsoft's cloud instead of google's.
mathetic 10y ago
>> What a patronizing and condescending piece. That's why it is so great. Of course, only time will tell if their display of strength is of fear or confidence.
- phaed 10y ago
  Fear, its always fear.
- forgottenpass 10y ago
  If it was confidence, they wouldn't have to share their confidence with anyone outside their office. They could have sent a cake. Or took an ad like the ones Spielberg and Lucas did when the other broke box office records.
jacknews 10y ago
I agree entirely. I don't particularly like slack in any case (it's just far too 'busy') though I'm forced to use it for work, and find the 'daily messages' etc completely cloying. This piece, with some of it's blatant mis-speaks (open platform, yeah right) makes me want to give them a good slap.
SanDimasFootbal 10y ago
Robert DeNiro sniffed this future out a while back. http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-de-niro-lashes-out-at-slacks-stewart-butterfield-at-wsj-awards-2015-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-de-niro-lashes-out-at-...

by taneem 10y ago

brandon272 10y ago

The tone I got from it is, "How dare you compete with us!" This whole idea, from writing the letter to publishing it as a full page ad in the paper, seems bizarre and misguided.

gremlinsinc 10y ago
I got similar it felt... like... how do you think you can compete with us, we're the best.... it's a tough space, you shouldn't even try and get out... when Microsoft's actually looks like it could be a slack killer - a lot more functionality because of everything combined, heck if I was a CEO of my own company I'd probably ditch gmail and get the whole outlook business essentials package for everything and move to microsoft's cloud instead of google's.

mathetic 10y ago

>> What a patronizing and condescending piece. That's why it is so great. Of course, only time will tell if their display of strength is of fear or confidence.

phaed 10y ago
Fear, its always fear.
forgottenpass 10y ago
If it was confidence, they wouldn't have to share their confidence with anyone outside their office. They could have sent a cake. Or took an ad like the ones Spielberg and Lucas did when the other broke box office records.

jacknews 10y ago

I agree entirely. I don't particularly like slack in any case (it's just far too 'busy') though I'm forced to use it for work, and find the 'daily messages' etc completely cloying. This piece, with some of it's blatant mis-speaks (open platform, yeah right) makes me want to give them a good slap.

SanDimasFootbal 10y ago

Robert DeNiro sniffed this future out a while back. http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-de-niro-lashes-out-at-slacks-stewart-butterfield-at-wsj-awards-2015-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-de-niro-lashes-out-at-...