When Being Better Isn’t Enough...The Fall Of Slack

Visit https://modelcode.ai/morph and use my code LOGICALLYANSWERED to get 50% off your first year. That’s almost $5,000 in savings! Slack used to feel unstoppable. It blew up fast, hit a billion dollar valuation in months, and basically reinvented how teams talk at work. Before Slack, everything ran through email or meetings, which was honestly a mess once more than two people got involved. Slack came in with channels, threads, search, and a clean vibe that people actually liked using. It spread like crazy, mostly through word of mouth, and companies just kept adopting it because it worked. But things started to shift when Microsoft stepped in. Instead of buying Slack, they built their own version. That became Teams. On paper, Slack was still better in a lot of ways. Cleaner design, better integrations, more enjoyable to use. But Microsoft didn’t need to win on product. They bundled Teams into Office 365, which tons of companies were already paying for. That changed everything overnight. Now it wasn’t about which tool was better. It was about cost and convenience. Why pay for Slack when Teams is already included? That logic pushed a ton of companies to switch, especially big ones that cared more about security, compliance, and having everything in one place. Slack tried to fight back. They even filed complaints against Microsoft for unfair tactics. But by the time regulators stepped in, most of the damage was already done. Salesforce ended up buying Slack for $27 billion, hoping to turn it into a central hub for business tools, but leadership changes and internal shifts made things messy. Slack isn’t dead. It still has millions of users and strong traction with startups. But Teams clearly won the bigger war, not by being loved, but by being everywhere. Timestamps: 0:00 - Slack Is Being Replaced 0:36 - Fixing Collaborating 4:46 - Modelcode 7:09 - Enter Microsoft 10:40 - The Battle Resources: https://pastebin.com/0wHH1yP0 Disclosure: This video is sponsored by Modelcode. Some of the links in this description may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

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