Re:Killed by Microsoft
by kungito on Sunday March 27, 2022 @03:39PM
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Lets be honest, no Microsoft messaging platform had a chance to be a 2022 whatsapp/messenger competitor. They were smart to realise that and focused on their Slack alternative for businesses which they can package with the rest of Office package. And with the new EU regulation on the way it makes even less sense
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Re:Killed by Microsoft
by jokethrowaway on Sunday March 27, 2022 @07:11PM
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It would have had a chance if they didn't screw up MSN and Skype which were both incredibly successful communication tools among teens and 20 something.
Everybody was on MSN. Everybody was on Skype.
Once whatsapp and facebook messenger mobile started taking place it was already N years too late. Now in 2022, they have no chance.
But that is not Microsoft's target market. They sell business oriented productivity tools. Only recently have they started having a consumer oriented gaming products which is still a small list of products around Xbox console platform