I think it is unfair / nonsensical to compare Teams (or Slack or Discord) to IRC. IRC is an open protocol for creating chat networks, not a desktop client. The

I think it is unfair / nonsensical to compare Teams (or Slack or Discord) to IRC. IRC is an open protocol for creating chat networks, not a desktop client. The user expierence from IRC could differ vastly depending on which client you use (mIRC, xchat, irssi...). But it shows how in todays world we create this silos/islands of proprietary solutions that are not inter-operable.