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Stupidest move ever by Slack, so much so that one of my bosses is making the decision to close all Slack-related stuff for the business. We have a strict no ph
by lightedman 7y ago
Stupidest move ever by Slack, so much so that one of my bosses is making the decision to close all Slack-related stuff for the business.
We have a strict no phones policy, so those of us needing to use slack utilize our desktops. Well, no longer, I guess.
Sorry, Slack. You fucked up bigtime, and now I can't wait to watch you hemorrhage out that user base of yours.
- progman32 7y agoDesktop slack will keep working on desktop OSes. This is just them blocking desktop mode access from phone browsers.
- lightedman 7y agoDoes not work with our Chromebooks, which is what comprises the majority of our work systems.
- progman32 7y agoOh they count Chromebooks too... Wonder if that's intentional.
- lightedman 7y agoChromebooks are essentially running a mobile-focused OS, based in the browser. Makes sense they'd count that as a mobile platform.
- Marazan 7y agoWow
- mark-r 7y agoSometimes you just need to act on principle. If they're pulling this on their mobile users today, what will they do to their desktop users tomorrow?
- ravenstine 7y agoIt astounds me how far people will go in giving the benefit of the doubt to obviously user-hostile actions by Silicon Valley companies. There's no reason why Slack couldn't show a modal rather than outright blocking the website on mobile.