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> I think Slack did a good job with a base product, and they simply solved a pain point in a better way. I agree with this, but haven't found it to be preferab

> I think Slack did a good job with a base product, and they simply solved a pain point in a better way. I agree with this, but haven't found it to be preferable to hipchat. I definitely think it's a well designed product in many ways, I'm just surprised the valuation for such a thing is that high. I look forward to seeing what new innovations and improvements are in the future.

brogrammernot 9y ago
One of the companies I used HipChat at before they switched to Slack and the only reason they ended up switching was there was a 4 week period where HipChat kept going down so one of the engineers setup a free slack room. It got used often in lieu of HipChat as it never went down. I'd agree that they're both good, but if it's the main communication tool for your company the #1 priority is that it stays online.