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EU anti-trust watchdog snuffles around Microsoft teams
Unhappy about its connections with Office 365
While you might think that there is a lot of competition for online communication tools, it seems that the EU regulators are really worried about Microsoft teams.
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Amazon’s cloud can’t get a break
Another outage
Amazon’s cloud suffered yet another outage and killed off several apps and websites, including those of streaming service Hulu, office messaging app Slack and Epic Games.
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Apple cult censors staff
Thou shalt not talk about pay equity, thou mayest talk about cute cats
Apple has barred employees from creating a Slack channel to discuss pay equity while giving them the thumbs up to talk about cats.
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Salesforce closes $27.7 billion purchase of Slack
Big bet on collaboration platforms
Salesforce closed its $27.7 billion purchase of Slack Technologies which is its huge bet on the office collaboration trend.
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Salesforces confirms it has sharked Slack
$27.7 billion megadeal
Salesforce has bought Slack in a $27.7 billion megadeal in a deal that might have Microsoft a little concerned.
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Microsoft wants to kill us
Slack says Vole is back to its old evil ways
Slack has filed a formal complaint alleging that tech titan Microsoft is unlawfully abusing its power to squeeze newer rivals out of the market.
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Microsoft wants to kill us
Slack CEO moans
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield claimed earlier this month that Microsoft Teams isn't a competitor to Slack but now he is saying that Vole wants the company dead.
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Billionaire wants to create Slack rival
Bhavin Turakhia invests $45 million
Billionaire Bhavin Turakhia is putting $45 million of his own money into building a rival to Slack and other office messaging platforms.