Matrix.org
RT @SlackHQ@twitter.com
Today we announced that we filed an EU competition complaint against Microsoft. But this is much bigger than Slack v. Microsoft β itβs really about two very different philosophies for the future of digital ecosystems β gateways versus gatekeepers. https://bit.ly/3eQy3VR
π¦π: https://twitter.com/SlackHQ/status/1285927904447275010
Matrix.org
Interesting news. An excellent way for Microsoft to fend off accusations of anti-competition would be to embrace open standards like Matrix for interoperability, showing they're not trying to vendor-lock their users. Slack could also benefit from this ;)
Hex
@matrix Doctorow was arguing for forced interoperability (regarding antitrust) for a while. e.g. here: https://www.economist.com/open-future/2019/06/06/regulating-big-tech-makes-them-stronger-so-they-need-competition-instead
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