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Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack

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Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack

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Post by offtop5 »

jeffbee wrote: post #12
offtop5 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd argue that discord brand simply doesn't lend itself well to business. maybe they'll spin off a business oriented division with a different name,

Because "slack" is so business-like?

Look at the use cases. Discord is very much known for people talking about video games , not much else.

Slack started as an internal business tool and it remains so.

Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack

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Post by torben-friis »

orf wrote: post #2

Damn. I can't see how this ends well for Slack users in the long term. > Combining Slack with Salesforce Customer 360 will be transformative for customers and the industry. The combination will create the operating system for the new way to work, uniquely enabling companies to grow and succeed in the all-digital world. Oh. Oh no.

It funny that, everywhere in my circle, people are going "damn, we need to find an alternative now".

It really says something about a company that people see their name getting close as a sign they should stop using a product.

Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack

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Post by tguedes »

jeffbee wrote: post #12
offtop5 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd argue that discord brand simply doesn't lend itself well to business. maybe they'll spin off a business oriented division with a different name,

Because "slack" is so business-like?

Slack has actual administrator tools unlike Discord. Discord very clearly has no interest in the capturing any significant market share in the business space.

Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack

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Post by Hamuko »

offtop5 wrote: post #10
juvoni wrote: post #7

This is a major win for Discord.

I'd argue that discord brand simply doesn't lend itself well to business. maybe they'll spin off a business oriented division with a different name,

Create a new login system, make the white theme default and call it "Discord Business". Done.

Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack

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Post by untog »

Hamuko wrote: post #15
untog wrote: post #3

> Combining Slack with Salesforce Customer 360 will be transformative for customers and the industry. The combination will create the operating system for the new way to work, uniquely enabling companies to grow and succeed in the all-digital world. oh no . It sounds like they're not even going to try to maintain the whole "wholly independent subsidiary" act. Slack is being swallowed wholesale.

I can't imagine our company sticking with Slack if we are forced to start using Salesforce as well. Although I'm not really sure what we would use at that point. Teams needs the whole Office subscription and we're already on G Suite.

I'd say that I'm amazed Google hasn't come up with a competent Slack competitor yet, but then it's "Google" and "a messaging product", the two are like oil and water.

Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack

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Post by parliament32 »

jeffbee wrote: post #12
offtop5 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd argue that discord brand simply doesn't lend itself well to business. maybe they'll spin off a business oriented division with a different name,

Because "slack" is so business-like?

It's not the literal name, it's the reputation.

Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack

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Post by subsubzero »

Kinda bummed by this news. I know a bunch of people over at Slack and I'm sure none of them are excited about being acquired. I still don't understand how salesforce has gotten so big where they can acquire $25B healthy companies which really don't fit into their eco-system.
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