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Ad Week: Slack Welcomes Microsoft to Messaging With Full-Page Letter That Echoes Apple’s Famous ‘Seriously’ Ad

Slack founders are taking marketing lessons from Steve Jobs.

The workplace communication company took out a full-page ad in the New York Times, ahead of Microsoft’s Office event which will kick off at 11 a.m. EST. It has been reported that Microsoft will likely reveal a Slack competitor, Microsoft Teams, during said event.

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