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> Slack initially integrated with IRC and XMPP because they were more popular than Slack.

Bait

> Now that Slack is much bigger than all IRC and XMPP traffic combined, the integration is no longer worth its weight in code.

Switch




sorry, but i don't agree. this is a classic EEE i.e. Embrace, Extend, Extinguish maneuver. which is what, afaik, the gp was trying to say.

edit-001: fmt changes.


I would agree that it is clearly EEE, but would argue that it is also a bait and switch. My intention was to rephrase the gp's comment, which I felt was unfairly positive toward this general practice.


> edit-001: ...

Are you planning very many edits?




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