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simianwordsyesterday at 5:12 PM4 repliesview on HN

I don’t know how Teams even got the approval to be released. It must be so embarrassing to be Satya and be forced to use this shitty piece of software.

I can’t believe that software of this quality is used so widely. Market competitive forces are not able to do their thing unfortunately.


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Machayesterday at 7:24 PM

Slack costs new money. You’re already paying for teams if you use office/ms365/etc.

That’s all many companies need to see in their purchasing decisions. It’s not just “is slack better” but “is it enough better to pay out“

kuerbelyesterday at 5:58 PM

It's because of the licenses mostly. If you buy e.g. business standard or business premium or whatever you want to make the most of it. Hey, there is a free chat app included, and it integrates so well with the rest of m365!

(Also most people don't know that you can still use a KMS with/for office 2024. You don't need M365.)

librasteveyesterday at 5:28 PM

errr market monopoly forces are doing their thing … the point is that only a govt can force eg an OS + APP anticompetitive monopoly provider to split up into multiple companies

soperjyesterday at 5:27 PM

I felt the same way when I was forced to use Word over Wordperfect, and Powerpoint over Harvard Graphics