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by gamegod 2483 days ago
Gmail's a bad comparison because it never had to make money directly - it was just there to help Google build and maintain their search monopoly by acting as another data source and shutting out competitors. Slack, on the other hand, needs to make money because chat is their only product.
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Gmail is the overwhelming reason that businesses pay for Google Apps.