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cgod  ·  1957 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Interesting article about how startups fall into the traps laid by paid marketing

Except IRC doesn't take over a gig of RAM on a bare bones install.

Slack is dragging around a hell of a lot of skin.





user-inactivated  ·  1956 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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kleinbl00  ·  1956 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I honestly and legitimately don't understand their business model. You can install IRC on a $200 Synology NAS. The clients are free. The security is whatever you want. The protocols are open and 1988-stable. What the fuck am I getting out of Slack?

user-inactivated  ·  1956 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's the Windows model: sell it to the management and the whole company's stuck with it.

kleinbl00  ·  1956 days ago  ·  link  ·  

all power to the pointy-haired

user-inactivated  ·  1956 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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