Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon

Re:Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon by zanny on Thursday June 15, 2017 @12:20PM (#14561781)

Facebook isn't just about the people on it at this instant, it is about the accumulated history people build up on it.

Exporting your Facebook profile is a labyrinthian effort few would consider.

Switching chat providers is as simple as getting everyone to use the new thing and going from there, there is little to no baggage to bring with you.

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Re:Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon by sinatra on Thursday June 15, 2017 @01:39PM (#14562512)

I don't think that's true. Switching to another messaging service means you lose all past messages. It also means you need to integrate all other services (like Github, Google Doc, Travis, and many others) to this new messaging service. That is a lot of friction!

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Re:Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon by rkda on Friday June 16, 2017 @10:01AM (#14569015)

Chat services usually have an import service. At least for their more famous competitors. Doesn't Slack allow you to export your message history?

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