Slack Is Gossipy Email with Push Notifications
bloomberg.com
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I used to work for Bloomy for 3 years, and all the workflows for a Bloomberg employee are tied into the terminal, from email to chat.
That having said, I'm sure the person who wrote this article has never used Slack at work, and as a journalist he surely does not see the value added of being able to format code/send files/create polls as easily as slack allows you.
Comparing it to email is pure stupidity and displays a lack of understand of the product. But to be honest, I didn't expect more from Bloomberg Businessweek.