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I think most Teams users would only pay not to use it
What's better than Teams?
thank you for this gif lol
Not being on Microslop's ecosystem.
More seriously, it depends on what exact part you want. Matrix + Jitsi work for chats and calls, though they are a little shaky (but so is Teams sometimes, I don't much see the downsides). Calendar apps are ~~a dime~~ free a dozen.
What other tools often lack is the direct between multiple services. You'd have to manually link a NextCloud directory in the Matrix chat, bevause it doesn't have a near seamless sharepoint integration.
The upside is independence: You can migrate between hosts, or host your own instances of NextCloud and Matrix, entirely within your (virtual) private network. And those are just services I can name off the top of my head, odds are there are plenty of other good solutions.
Slack isn't great, but at least a few years ago it was much, much better than Teams
I wasn't a fan of Slack. Plus it was only communication.
I'm also not a fan of Slack, but it doesn't break new things every week while also putting ads in your face, so that's a plus.
Teams is also only communication.
Honestly? I'm enjoying Nextcloud. If you need chat integrations there, you can get them.
Microsoft teams users should get paid to use it*
That's the only reason I use it?
I mean Microsoft should pay users to use it. Because it's so god-damned aweful
No one is using teams voluntarily my man
I mean Microsoft should be paying people to use it because it's so god-damned awful.
I imagine most do