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0 pointsAngrySkillzz10y ago0 comments

If it costs you more than $8bil to write a chat app then you're doing something wrong.

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I'd like to know what people think developing something like Slack should cost, and why MS thought $8e9 was a potentially reasonable valuation.

st3v3r10y ago

Keep in mind that the acquisition value is not just the code. There's also the brand, the userbase, the engineers, and not having to actually do it themselves.

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0 pointsAngrySkillzz10y ago0 comments

If it costs you more than $8bil to write a chat app then you're doing something wrong.

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trott10y ago

I'd like to know what people think developing something like Slack should cost, and why MS thought $8e9 was a potentially reasonable valuation.

st3v3r10y ago

Keep in mind that the acquisition value is not just the code. There's also the brand, the userbase, the engineers, and not having to actually do it themselves.

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