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Snagging Atlassian's cast-offs was smart, but that hardly cements Slack as a leader in office chat. Plenty of muscle is heading into that space, including a suddenly very hungry Facebook.
7 years, 10 monthsAt the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, Slack and WeWork execs discussed how their businesses and products have evolved to meet changing workplace demands.
7 years, 10 monthsGet free video calling, a streamlined interface, and more with Skype's new beta.
7 years, 11 monthsAlthough this is the easiest version yet of the popular VoIP service, it's not an enormous change from the previous version.
7 years, 11 monthsGoogle goes for clean, simple, and effective in its first chat/VoIP client.
7 years, 11 monthsCryptocat brings encrypted, anonymous chatting to your computer for free. Think of it like a burner for secure instant messaging.
7 years, 11 monthsFacebook Messenger is a fine website for talking with your friends, but it makes more sense as a mobile app than a dedicated desktop service.
7 years, 11 monthsThe Slack Android app lets you stay in touch with your teammates no matter where you are, and you're always in control of when and how you get alerts. It's an Editors' Choice team messaging app.
7 years, 11 monthsSpiderOak's Semaphor offers snappy, secure messaging capabilities for teams, but it does not support integrations, audio or video calls, nor does it offer much in the way of customization options.
8 years, 1 monthThe app can still function in the country, but the removal raises concerns that China may block the Skype service entirely.
8 years, 6 monthsPreviously, encrypted messaging app Signal only worked on the desktop via a Google Chrome browser app.
8 years, 6 monthsAIM, which launched as a standalone service in 1997, introducing many of us to the joys of internet chat for the first time, is going away on Dec. 15, 2017.
8 years, 7 monthsThe Russian government believes that terrorists used the Telegram messaging app to plan an attack on the St. Petersburg metro in April.
8 years, 11 monthsThere is only one reason a big company like Microsoft would try (again!) to launch an AI bot: to sell you stuff.
9 years, 5 monthsThe new feature is available to everyone on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devices.
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