

Ever since Joe Belfiore has announced Windows Phone is no longer supported, developers are slowly killing their apps for the platform. Not just Slack, but Bank of America recently announced that its app for Windows Phone will stop working by end of July. However, it’s worth mentioning that Microsoft Teams app for Windows Phone will be discontinued later this year. Microsoft Teams is slowly turning out to be a more compelling alternative to Slack. Slack was valued at 2.8 billion when it raised VC funding last April, but that was two months before it hit the million-DAU mark.

Microsoft Teams would also replace Skype for Business, and the company remains fully committed to this new solution. Microsoft Teams is a communication and collaboration platform that will soon get a free version to compete against Slack. In addition to Skype, the software giant is also working on Microsoft Teams for Windows devices. Slack is one of the popular IRC-like apps on the market, and it comes with chat rooms called channels organized by topic, private groups and direct messaging.īack in 2016, Microsoft had planned to buy Slack, but the deal was reportedly blocked by CEO Satya Nadella and founder Bill Gates. Thanks so much for your support and feedback, and for using Slack,” the company said. It comes with improvements – like bug fixes and better file handling – and we hope it works for you, as long as you need it. “This will be the last version of Slack for Windows Phone. However, the app will continue to function. Slack says that the app for Windows Phone will no longer receive updates, and it has been discontinued.
