It is a shame. People with older computers will have a harder time, also people with their own work-flow and clients. Deep down, we knew that the Gateways were

It is a shame. People with older computers will have a harder time, also people with their own work-flow and clients. Deep down, we knew that the Gateways were just a temporary thing, to help people enter the walled garden and also to shut down who might complain about the move to slack. Even though your company might use it (you can't do much there), you should resist when communities choose this system to their chat, there are open alternatives that fit better the use case.