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Slack took over the world in part because you could edit and delete messages. I don't get why this isn't rolled out across messaging yet.
by aaron695 7y ago
Slack took over the world in part because you could edit and delete messages.
I don't get why this isn't rolled out across messaging yet.
- distances 7y agoSlack definitely didn't take off because of that, and ~all messaging apps sans IRC and SMS have message deletion, sometimes editing too.
- aaron695 7y agoSignal doesn't have deletion. I just tried. All it seems to have is delete on my device and set timeout on all messages. Messenger only got delete last year. Neither have editing. If ~all messaging apps sans IRC and SMS have message deletion why does Signal not have it? It's like IT people live in a bubble. Why on earth would you not allow users to edit a sent message. It's like they believe some indoctrinated idea where a sent message is untouchable not matter what users want or some cargo cult ideas about IT security. Slack gave users what they wanted, not what IT nerds wanted them to want. How in the 21st century can we not be able to edit sent messages? Are we connected or not?
- distances 7y ago> Signal doesn't have deletion. I just tried. All it seems to have is delete on my device and set timeout on all messages. I see. I definitely assumed it's deleting on both ends of the conversation. Slack didn't win because of features, but because of marketing, free tier, and network effects. It never was and still isn't the best chat service when it comes to features -- the trainwreck of their threading implementation is one of the more prominent examples.
- ub 7y agoSlack took over the world ? They only have 12M DAU. Sure, they’re successful in the enterprise market in the US, but by no means they have taken over the world.