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0 pointsitslennysfault3y ago0 comments

A prime example of this is the response Slack gave when Microsoft launched Teams. It was a direct copy-cat and they didn't throw a temper tantrum. They welcomed Microsoft into the space and saw it as validation of their product.

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JumpCrisscross3y ago

> it was a direct copy-cat and they didn't throw a temper tantrum

I’m seeing people conclude a lot more about Plaid from the CEO’s outburst than from Stripe’s announcement. If a competitor throws into your ring and your first move is to call foul on technicalities, it suggests you don’t think you can win on merit alone.

60secz3y ago

This. Moat harder.

doktorhladnjak3y ago

That may have been true at first but then why did they go to the EU antitrust regulator with a complaint?

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/22/slack-accuses-microsoft-of-a...

darkerside3y ago

Welcoming competition is different from approving of a competitor abusing their platform to sell only their own products. Note that I am not saying this is what Microsoft is doing, just saying that this is what Slack claims to believe they are doing.

IMO, their welcoming of competition, on an even playing field, only strengthens their request that Microsoft compete fairly.

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