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bniyesterday at 9:37 PM3 repliesview on HN

Does this mandate allow me to use a. 3rd party Teams, Google Chat and Slack client?

I suspect the answer is no, but why?


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usr1106yesterday at 9:42 PM

There are criteria for how dominant a platform is to be considered gatekeeper. Teams, Google and Slack have much smaller market share for private messaging, so I guess they are not affected. Don't remember the criteria by heart.

benoauyesterday at 9:39 PM

They are not designated gatekeepers. It is unfortunate because interoperability should be its own objective for its own sake.

aniviacatyesterday at 9:40 PM

Because they're not big enough to be considered a "gatekeeper".