Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
by squiggleblaz on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @05:17AM
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First, you say:
> OTOH, if you are using Slack, you probably deserve it :P
then you say:
> not saying you have any choice in the matter of using Slack or not
Now, I don't actually run Slack nowadays. I run Teams, which sounds like it's efficient since it only uses 600 MiB RAM rather than a full gigabyte.
But the choice between Slack, Teams, and any other product we might use is determined not by the user, but by the company we work for. Companies have a tendency to decide what works without respect to empirical data. Business people are unconcerned with mere technical matters; they optimise for purchase processes.
I think you got downvoted for saying we have any choice in the matter. When you made a valid criticism, your comment fared much better.
> OTOH, if you are using Slack, you probably deserve it :P
then you say:
> not saying you have any choice in the matter of using Slack or not
Now, I don't actually run Slack nowadays. I run Teams, which sounds like it's efficient since it only uses 600 MiB RAM rather than a full gigabyte.
But the choice between Slack, Teams, and any other product we might use is determined not by the user, but by the company we work for. Companies have a tendency to decide what works without respect to empirical data. Business people are unconcerned with mere technical matters; they optimise for purchase processes.
I think you got downvoted for saying we have any choice in the matter. When you made a valid criticism, your comment fared much better.