There was a time in the past when "redesigns" like these were too subtle to be newsworthy. I've recently experienced a painful startup failure and the experienc

There was a time in the past when "redesigns" like these were too subtle to be newsworthy. I've recently experienced a painful startup failure and the experience has forced my mind to focus on what matters: boring, stable technology delivered fast, solving the user's problems with no frills, bells or whistles. I'm now thinking of using Google Chat (right there, integrated into the GMail interface) for my next thing, rather than paying Slack.