If Slack started charging money for community groups, then sure, some of them would definitely jump ship. But... looking at my Slack here, I've got 4 clients an

If Slack started charging money for community groups, then sure, some of them would definitely jump ship. But... looking at my Slack here, I've got 4 clients and 6 community groups that I'm connected to. If a new client asks me what I'd prefer for a group chat, I'm probably going to say Slack. Not because I love it, but because I've already been sucked into the ecosystem. The free tier is definitely a marketing tool. Get people into the ecosystem and make it easier for someone to choose Slack rather than something else.