Hybrid Crap

Update 6: Unread count is still unreliable and the bar won’t show until one switches the channel. Do you people test anything? At all?

Update 5: Unread count is unreliable. It crashes every time I put my computer to sleep. It’s slow to connect when it launches. This is crap.

Update 4: It regularly fails to connect and is having connectivity issues. Amateur hour.

Update 3: They leaked my personal information by getting hacked. DO NOT TRUST Slack with any of your information. They *will* lose them.

Update 2: This app is not native and doesn’t at all act like one. Shame.

Update: Crappy app and service that let my information be stolen. Useless.

This is nothing more than their website wrapped in an app chrome. This is not a native app and therefore it exhibits all the horrible behavior of a web site (e.g. Opt+Shift+K doesn’t enter an Apple logo). Weird, sticky menus, non-standard shortcuts, lack of integration with system services, etc. Get serious, treat your paying customers with respect and create a proper native app.

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