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Re:German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice by musicale on Thursday April 04, 2024 @10:46PM (#39938202)
Teams, as much as I may dislike it, seems to have more built-in features than Slack, including a files feature that supports editing MS Office documents in place, and integration with Outlook calendar and email and other Microsoft apps. I also think that Slack didn't have video conferencing until relatively recently?

As with the IBM model, I imagine it's simpler for companies to have a single source and a single support channel. It is possible to use Exchange sign on for non-MS systems and apps however.

Re:German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice by shiroiushi on Friday April 05, 2024 @12:12AM (#39938608)
The problem with Teams isn't features, it's that the thing barely works and is dog-slow, especially on certain platforms.
Re:German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice by UnserMannInK on Friday April 05, 2024 @09:38AM (#39942223)
Agreed. I once cross-compiled for Intel on an Apple Silicon machine while being on a Teams call. Guess what was heavier on the CPU…
Re:German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice by pxc on Friday April 05, 2024 @01:27AM (#39938949)
> Teams, as much as I may dislike it, seems to have more built-in features than Slack

Isn't that the problem with Teams? Instead focusing on highly usable text chat, the focus is growing the pile of integrations with other mediocre Microsoft products.

(Not that Slack is great; it's been bloated and slow for a long time and has likely been on steep downward trajectory since the buyout by Salesforce.)