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I just went to Astro's site to see what they do and why this makes a difference for me... but all I can see is their acquisition announcement and I am not any closer to understanding what it is they do for Email :/

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Seeing as they're shutting down Astro, it doesn't make much sense to be advertising their now-discontinued product that you can't use.

Sure... but "Slack buys Astro" means absolutely nothing to me. What does Astro do? How will this affect how I use Slack? What new features am I likely to get as a Slack user?

Well, you can read the announcement. It doesn't mention any specifics about integrating astro's existing product into slack, so there probably aren't any new features to be expected in the near term.

It's just a talent acquisition. If "slack buys astro" means nothing to you, maybe this article isn't meant for you. Not all news is relevant to all people.

Archive.org to the rescue: https://web.archive.org/web/20180906093731/https://www.astro...

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