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Re:Slack’s free plan change is causing an exodus by bayindirh on Saturday August 27, 2022 @07:47AM (#32617956)
> Well it pisses off the people who aren't paying you anything.

These users will either move to on-premise systems or pay to a competitor now.

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Re:Slack’s free plan change is causing an exodus by chrisseaton on Saturday August 27, 2022 @08:00AM (#32618038)
If they’re willing to pay a competitor or self-host why wouldn’t they be willing to pay Slack?
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Re:Slack’s free plan change is causing an exodus by bayindirh on Saturday August 27, 2022 @08:05AM (#32618071)
Because self-hosting may be easier due to an in-house sysadmin who advocated this for a long time but turned down, or a competitor offer more value with a better price.
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