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>Google Wave could have been a killer product, but for a key mistake that is a bat light for failure — it was positioned as a replacement for email. So, the sa

• mseebach 9y ago
  Positioned is the operative word here. Slack isn't positioned as a replacement for email. It might become that, it might even already be that to some, but nobody is buying a Slack subscription as part of a plan to turn off the Exchange server.
  • hnarn 9y ago
    - How E-Mail Killer Slack Will Change the Future of Work [1] - Slack is killing email [2] - Beyond email: could startup Slack change the way you work? [3] There are a lot more examples of this if you look. [1]: http://time.com/4092354/how-e-mail-killer-slack-will-change-the-future-of-work/ http://time.com/4092354/how-e-mail-killer-slack-will-change-... [2]: https://www.theverge.com/2014/8/12/5991005/slack-is-killing-email-yes-really https://www.theverge.com/2014/8/12/5991005/slack-is-killing-... [3]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/25/slack-butterfield-emoji-chat-nasa-harvard-silicon-valley https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/25/slack-but...
    • thunderplot 9y ago
      These are just Time's, The Verge's and The Guardian's opinions and/or hidden ads.