HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoWhat do you see as the main difference between work email and work instant messaging?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you see as the main difference between work email and work instant messaging?HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squaremasterspacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoThe biggest remaining difference is that email works cross company.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoThat is changing with Teams becoming more and more default.
minus-squaremasterspacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoUnless it’s an open protocol behind it, it will never completely replace email. There will always be a Slack / Google Chat willing to take some market share and force people to still maintain email accounts.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI’m not saying it will replace email.
The biggest remaining difference is that email works cross company.
That is changing with Teams becoming more and more default.
Unless it’s an open protocol behind it, it will never completely replace email. There will always be a Slack / Google Chat willing to take some market share and force people to still maintain email accounts.
I’m not saying it will replace email.