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0 pointsvolemo9mo ago0 comments

Because you probably (or more likely your employer) pay Slack.

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The free version doesn’t show ads. Come on.

konha9mo ago

The free version is a loss leader to build mindshare amongst people who are (later) in a position to buy licenses.

arccy9mo ago

They do try to upsell you hard though... 1st party ads are still ads

How is that an ad? You get limited set of features for free, if you want to use other features, they tell you it's only available in paid version.

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The free version doesn’t show ads. Come on.

konha9mo ago

The free version is a loss leader to build mindshare amongst people who are (later) in a position to buy licenses.

arccy9mo ago

They do try to upsell you hard though... 1st party ads are still ads

How is that an ad? You get limited set of features for free, if you want to use other features, they tell you it's only available in paid version.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse