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Microsoft is reportedly working on a Slack competitor

Discussion in 'Microsoft News' started by Kwame Opam, Sep 6, 2016.

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    Microsoft is taking Slack head on, and reportedly doing it under the Skype umbrella. According to MSPowerUser, the software giant is developing new messaging software that closely mirrors Slack functionality. The new effort is called Skype Teams, and it promises to cater to the the same large teams and newsrooms that already use Slack every day, while also leveraging Skype’s core feature set.

    Skype Teams, per MSPowerUser, looks very much like Slack, in that it features both channels and private messaging for groups, as well as file-sharing and fun things like emojis and GIFs:

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    Skype Teams

    In addition, the new service will feature Threaded Conversations, where users can respond directly to a...

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    Kwame Opam, Sep 6, 2016
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