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Could anyone elaborate as to how Microsoft Teams overtook Slack so quickly?
by say_it_as_it_is 7y ago
Could anyone elaborate as to how Microsoft Teams overtook Slack so quickly?
- kube-system 7y agoThey put it in Office 365, migrated over Skype For Business users, and made the starting price $0.
- Chyzwar 7y agoIt is free (bundled with office 365). Lots of places prefer to save a few dollars per person and loose hundreds in productivity.
- galacticdessert 7y agoThis. At work we use it because it is already included in our Office365 subscription, but it is so painfully slow. Really, unbelievably slow.
- e12e 7y agoWell, it's not free (or gratis) is it? It just happens to be included in the azure ad/o365/exchange plans? So, if you're on gsuite, for example - ms teams isn't "free"?
- mderazon 7y agoSame is true for Google Hangouts Chat and you don't see anyone using that...
- kmlx 7y ago> Could anyone elaborate as to how Microsoft Teams overtook Slack so quickly? easy. they didn't: https://twitter.com/msquinn/status/1179874609899827200 https://twitter.com/msquinn/status/1179874609899827200 https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/21/microsoft-teams-giddy-growth-looks-impressive-but-it-doesnt-tell-the-full-story/ https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/21/microsoft-teams-giddy-gro... MSFT decided that one clear way to increase their share price is for their new product to run at all times for everyone.