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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by petre on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @03:37PM (#14091641)
Why they haven't made Slack a web based chat app like Discord or Wire or even Skype is beyond me. I don't even use their native apps, just open a tab in my browser and run the corresponding web app.
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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by jnwatson on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @03:51PM (#14091787)
They already do, just not on mobile.
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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by copperx on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @09:41PM (#14094097)
I don't get it. If slack.com is a web-based chat, why doesn't the OP open Slack on his existing instance of Chrome?
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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by pseudalopex on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @12:53AM (#14094858)
"Along with the features available in your browser, the app loads your conversations more quickly, gives you more control over notifications, and has better support for multiple teams."[1]

Also, the app gets its own entry in the task switcher.

[1] https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/207677868-Slack-for...

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