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Threaded discussion support is basically the thing that's been holding Slack back from complete world domination, and for some reason they're taking forever to do it:

https://mobile.twitter.com/slackhq/status/578575540594020353

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I can't understand how Slack became so popular without threading. I find that absolutely crucial for a group chat now that I've got used to it.

The same goes for Gitter, fwiw. They've promised threading too a while ago: https://github.com/gitterHQ/gitter/issues/741

The fact that they are ignoring this is a very bad sign. It's way easier to do and hasn't been done well and instead they are doing something really hard that people can already do easily outside the system. They've shifted their focus from their customers needs to beating the competition and it will their downfall.

Threaded discussion support is a major feature their competition touts, so arguably by adding it Slack would be crushing their competitors and serving their customers at the same time.

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