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I think they're actually jilted by Microsoft kicking the tires, then deciding not to buy them. By expanding Teams and integrating it into Office... well, when
by cik 6y ago
I think they're actually jilted by Microsoft kicking the tires, then deciding not to buy them. By expanding Teams and integrating it into Office... well, when I work in that way the experience really is way, way, way, way (did I say way) better. Slack doesn't fit in nearly the same way, within that ecosystem.
At the same time, I think Slack has an exit problem. As you've said, they're selling chat. They have to hope to be acquired - but by whom? Google already has 12 platforms. Facebook has 2, and famously doesn't compete on this part of the business side. Similarly, many of my friends companies have left Slack for things like RocketChat, Chanty, or Mattermost.
- fauigerzigerk 6y ago>They have to hope to be acquired - but by whom? I think Amazon may well feel a need to go up against its cloud infrastructure competitors Microsoft and Google with its own set of office/collaboration offerings. And they have a pretty deep cooperation with Slack already. (Disclosure: I am a Slack shareholder)
- edoceo 6y agoAmazon makes Chime for the communication solution. Don't need Slack
- fauigerzigerk 6y agoThen why is Amazon signing up its own employees to Slack? This looks like pretty close cooperation to me: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/4/21280829/slack-amazon-aws-partnership-amazon-chime-voice-video-calls https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/4/21280829/slack-amazon-aws-...