New York Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Project Freeze Impacting Clean Energy Goals 
DOJ Sues Virginia Over Failure to Provide Full Voter Registration Records 
U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Fed Chair Jerome Powell Over Headquarters Renovation 
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Unlawfully Halted EV Charger Funding 
Micron to Buy Powerchip Fab for $1.8 Billion, Shares Surge Nearly 10% 
South Korea Seeks Favorable U.S. Tariff Terms on Memory Chip Imports 
DOJ Urges Judge to Block Lawmakers’ Bid for Special Master in Jeffrey Epstein Records Case 
Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement 
Amazon Reviews Supplier Costs as U.S.–China Tariffs Ease 
Brazil Supreme Court Orders Asset Freeze of Nelson Tanure Amid Banco Master Investigation 
Apple Stock Jumps as Company Prepares Major Siri AI Chatbot Upgrade 
Supreme Court Signals Skepticism Toward Hawaii Handgun Carry Law 
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Faces Historic Court Ruling Over Failed Martial Law Attempt 
Elon Musk Says Tesla Cybercab and Optimus Production Will Start Slowly Before Rapid Growth 
New York Judge Orders Redrawing of GOP-Held Congressional District 
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Cutting $80 Million in Minnesota SNAP Funding 
Microsoft is currently trying to gain an edge over other tech companies when it comes to the communication sector, which it already has a significant slice of, thanks to the popular chat and call service, Skype. Looking to expand its influence, even further, the software giant actually considered buying the explosive newcomer called “Slack” for $8 billion. Rather than go ahead with the purchase, however, Microsoft decided that it can do a better job than an expensive acquisition.
“Slack” is a messaging service that came onstage in 2013, Digital Trend reports. Since then, it has exploded in popularity for those who like doing conference calls, which is what the service is made for. This caught the attention of Microsoft who was getting ready to shell out some serious cash in order to acquire it but decided that they might be better off developing Skype to offer the same type of service.
According to a leak about this new service by Microsoft, it’s apparently called “Skype Teams,” which should provide some idea as to what it’s meant to do. By building a dedicated team communication service right into their existing product, the tech giant just saved themselves billions while still achieving the same goals.
On that note, one of the weaknesses of “Slack” is the matter of threaded conversations, and this is something that Microsoft is reportedly taking advantage of by providing the feature in their “Skype Teams” offering. With Skype being a significantly more well-known service that also boasts high security, it stands to have a bigger appeal among prospective users.
If it succeeds, Microsoft would be one step closer to achieving its long-sought goals of carving a bigger piece of the private and corporate messaging industry. The company already has several messaging services that provide similar features, PC World reports, but “Skype Teams” is a more concentrated effort to establish the service as a preferred option for private and group conversations.
