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Re:Slack Is Buying HipChat from Atlassian by jedberg on Thursday July 26, 2018 @04:32PM (#17620749)
"Taking out a competitor is good for Slack, said Butterfield: “There’s fewer choices for people.”"
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Re:Slack Is Buying HipChat from Atlassian by ggg9990 on Thursday July 26, 2018 @05:00PM (#17621077)
Really surprised that a CEO would make a comment like that on the record.
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Re:Slack Is Buying HipChat from Atlassian by csallen on Thursday July 26, 2018 @05:45PM (#17621533)
"There’s fewer choices for people," is such a short quote that I would avoid judging it on its face without seeing the full context.
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Re:Slack Is Buying HipChat from Atlassian by smt88 on Thursday July 26, 2018 @06:19PM (#17621819)
Slack's competitors include Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. You can say that all of those companies have terrible products if you want (Hangouts, Teams, and FB for Work), but all have been positioned to act as Slack alternatives.

I don't think Slack is worried about looking anti-competitive in that crowd.

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Re:Slack Is Buying HipChat from Atlassian by booleandilemma on Thursday July 26, 2018 @05:08PM (#17621143)
Well it’s not anti-competitive to be competitive...
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Re:Slack Is Buying HipChat from Atlassian by genieyclo on Thursday July 26, 2018 @05:08PM (#17621148)
"Competition is for losers"..."Always Aim for a Monopoly" -- Peter Thiel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6K8PZxyQfU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUzvo4HwojU

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