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Also "we are paying for O365 already, we get Teams for free*".

blodkorv 4y ago
This is the real reason why my company uses teams. Its really hard to motivate the cost of slack when you already are paying for teams.
Ajunne 4y ago
This. And the second reason is "We have KPI's with Microsoft about teams: they guarantee that it works in x% of the time, and they guarantee that it complies with our security guidelines". Notably the security is something that can never be beaten by any other application, be it on of off premises. No matter how brilliant it is. It can never beat Teams, because Teams is "good enough" and "free" at the same time.
vegai_ 4y ago
Yep, and the logical conclusion would be to stop paying for O365.
- blodkorv 4y ago
  There are no real alternatives to office-365 for a majority of the companies out there.
  - vegai_ 4y ago
    What does Google Workspace lack for a majority of companies?
    - blodkorv 4y ago
      On the top of my head, excel and all the features it has. There are probarbly lots of other things. But if Googl Workspace works then good for you. I just know there are tonnes of companies out there that just cant live without MS-Office
dachryn 4y ago
remember when Slack tried to file an antitrust complaint about these anti-competitive practices? Yeah well somehow that got silenced real quick. Microsoft is evil under the surface, with extreme close ties to governments, regulators, ...
- rnk 4y ago
  I'm skeptical that even mighty microsoft can make anti-competitive claims go away by complaining to their favorite regulators. They were beat up by that. Can you provide more info?
bachmeier 4y ago
If you're the one in charge of the budget, paying $12.50/month for each employee does not make sense if you're already paying for an alternative. (Assuming Business is sufficient; Enterprise would be a lot more.)
dr-detroit 4y ago
LgWoodenBadger 4y ago
Exactly. Nobody would pay for Teams if it cost money. That's how bad it is.

This is the real reason why my company uses teams. Its really hard to motivate the cost of slack when you already are paying for teams.

Ajunne 4y ago

This. And the second reason is "We have KPI's with Microsoft about teams: they guarantee that it works in x% of the time, and they guarantee that it complies with our security guidelines". Notably the security is something that can never be beaten by any other application, be it on of off premises. No matter how brilliant it is. It can never beat Teams, because Teams is "good enough" and "free" at the same time.

vegai_ 4y ago

Yep, and the logical conclusion would be to stop paying for O365.

blodkorv 4y ago
There are no real alternatives to office-365 for a majority of the companies out there.
- vegai_ 4y ago
  What does Google Workspace lack for a majority of companies?
  - blodkorv 4y ago
    On the top of my head, excel and all the features it has. There are probarbly lots of other things. But if Googl Workspace works then good for you. I just know there are tonnes of companies out there that just cant live without MS-Office

dachryn 4y ago

remember when Slack tried to file an antitrust complaint about these anti-competitive practices? Yeah well somehow that got silenced real quick. Microsoft is evil under the surface, with extreme close ties to governments, regulators, ...

rnk 4y ago
I'm skeptical that even mighty microsoft can make anti-competitive claims go away by complaining to their favorite regulators. They were beat up by that. Can you provide more info?

bachmeier 4y ago

If you're the one in charge of the budget, paying $12.50/month for each employee does not make sense if you're already paying for an alternative. (Assuming Business is sufficient; Enterprise would be a lot more.)

dr-detroit 4y ago

LgWoodenBadger 4y ago

Exactly. Nobody would pay for Teams if it cost money. That's how bad it is.