Not really, Microsoft wanted to buy Slack but the deal was nixed by the board in favor of improving Skype for business (previously called Lync) which already ha

Not really, Microsoft wanted to buy Slack but the deal was nixed by the board in favor of improving Skype for business (previously called Lync) which already had a large user base. Later teams was rolled out as the replacement for S4B. Slack was of course ultimately sold to Salesforce. Discord focuses on a totally different market vertical than Slack and Teams.