I hope this acquisition does not pass regulatory oversight. This is how it starts. Very soon, we will have another competition-killing, anti-competitive behemoth on our hands like we did with FANGM and then we will suddenly ask ourselves how it all happened. THIS. Right here. Is how it happens.
Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
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Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#32I'm somewhat surprised that Amazon didn't end up acquiring Slack, considering that the major thing they are missing compared to Microsoft is productivity tools. If they had purchased Dropbox and Slack they could've gotten a foothold rather quickly and slowed down one of Microsoft's major selling points (you already use Office, why not Azure?). Discord could be another interesting company in the chat space, as I'm sur…
however amazon is not really a tech-first company, their main business is retail (even if a lot of their revenue comes from AWS).
Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#33Earlier 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?
Discord's problem isn't it's name. Discord's entire interface is based around gaming. It shows your running game in the UI, it integrates with Steam, etc. It's loading messages are all based on gaming culture.
It just doesn't present itself as something you'd consider for your business.
Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#34Earlier 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 really about the name or the branding but that fact that Discord's primary market and the driving force behind all their features is gaming communities.
Business, for worse, will demand features catered to their workflow.
Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#35This is a major win for Discord.
It's a major opportunity for them, for sure. They are still missing some features I find critical, but they really have things figured out with integrated voice/video communications in the app.
The one feature I wish they'd clone from Slack are threaded replies. I know they're rolling out a new way to reply, but it still makes the chat flow messy. I really enjoyed the way Slack allows for breakout threads/replies to a particular message. It was a great way to display enough context, but not make the flow confusing.
Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#36Earlier 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?
You do realize slack has an entire enterprise product offering, even for HIPAA businesses and industries.?
Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#37Damn. 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.
Heroku's consistent user experience post-Salesforce-aquisition gives me a little hope. It would be nice to hear Salesforce offer some assurances of product independence, though.
Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#38Can't wait to see which Slack alternative wins after everyone jumps ship.
Teams seems to be doing surprisingly well. Considering how many businesses have it "included" with their Office subscriptions, it just has to be good enough to avoid someone wanting to pay extra for an outside service. If Lync was half as good as Teams is now, companies like Slack never would've gotten off the ground.
Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#39Congrats to the Slack's team.
Re: Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Slack
#40This is a major win for Discord.
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