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I was a virtual NBA fan: What it’s like to cheer from the digital sidelines in Microsoft Teams

I had one of the more memorable sports moments of my life last night, rooting for my favorite team in… Read More

Steve Ballmer can’t sit courtside for NBA action, but he applauds innovation and use of Microsoft Teams

Steve Ballmer isn’t able to jump out of a courtside seat and cheer on his Los Angeles Clippers in his… Read More

NBA teams and Microsoft Teams in action: How fans can get in, and get kicked out of, digital seats

The NBA returned to action on Thursday and brought along virtual fans in an experience powered by Microsoft Teams. Some… Read More

Fantastic? Not quite, but here’s what fans look like in NBA’s virtual experience using Microsoft Teams

Courtside seats at a Lakers game used to be such a prestigious thing. But 2020 is a different NBA fan… Read More

Microsoft wants to run your conference rooms with new Teams Rooms Premium offering

Microsoft unveiled new device management and monitoring options for Microsoft Teams and expanded the use of third-party apps within its… Read More

Slack will let up to 20 organizations collaborate, extending reach and escalating Microsoft rivalry

Slack is rolling out a new capability called “Slack Connect” that will let up to 20 companies and organizations connect… Read More

Inside the NFL Draft: How Microsoft pulled off a win at a turning point for collaboration tech

It’s one thing to hope that your video chat for a virtual work happy hour connects seamlessly. It’s quite another… Read More

Microsoft Teams tops 75M daily active users, as Zoom adjusts its own user numbers

Microsoft is reporting another big jump in usage of its Teams communication and collaboration platform, reporting that it has surpassed… Read More

How will Microsoft weather the storm? Earnings will serve as a status report on its evolution

UPDATE: Microsoft posts $35B in revenue, up 15%, sees ‘minimal net impact’ from COVID-19 in quarter Will problems in the… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Bill Gates on COVID-19, gig workers in peril, and more on the coronavirus crisis

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. It was another tumultuous week in Seattle, the epicenter… Read More

Microsoft Teams hits 44M daily active users, spiking 37% in one week amid remote work surge

Microsoft Teams is seeing massive user growth as remote work becomes the norm amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The chat, collaboration… Read More

‘Classroom to Cloud’: What happened when coronavirus forced my kid’s school to go online

Packing the backpack is a thing of the past — at least for the next few weeks. My daughter is… Read More

Surface stays on the sidelines: Microsoft and NFL expand tech partnership, add Teams tool to deal

Microsoft and the NFL are expanding their alliance to bring more technology to one of the world’s most popular professional… Read More

Microsoft’s Slack competitor Teams is down due to an expired authentication certificate

Microsoft Teams went down early Monday morning, gumming up the start of the week for millions of workers who rely… Read More

Samsung unveils new smartphone with Microsoft Teams walkie-talkie feature

Microsoft and Samsung took their partnership to the next level with a new smartphone that features a built-in Teams walkie-talkie… Read More

Microsoft Teams to roll out new Walkie Talkie feature for instant workplace communication

Microsoft is adding a new Walkie Talkie feature to Microsoft Teams that lets co-workers communicate instantly via the company’s workplace… Read More

Microsoft Teams app for Linux debuts in public preview

Microsoft today made Microsoft Teams workplace communication app for Linux available in a public preview. It’s the first Microsoft 365… Read More

Slack CEO shrugs off Microsoft Teams’ rapid growth, trumpets big Office 365 customers wins

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is bracing for fast-growing rival Microsoft Teams to hit 100 million users as soon as a… Read More

Slack makes the case against Microsoft Teams’ rapid growth to 20M users, further escalating rivalry

Rivals Microsoft and Slack are sparring yet again, this time over new growth figures that show Teams pulling well ahead… Read More

Microsoft Teams hits 20M daily users, up 50% in 4 months — here’s how that compares to rival Slack

Microsoft Teams now has more than 20 million daily active users, a 50 percent spike in four months that puts… Read More

Microsoft Teams-Slack rivalry heats up as CEOs brag about their collaboration tools

Microsoft Teams is the top dog in the competitive collaboration tool market — at least, Satya Nadella certainly thinks so.… Read More

Slack hits 12M daily users — here’s how that compares to Microsoft Teams and other rivals

Slack now has 12 million daily active users, the latest indication of the fierce competition for dominance in the realm… Read More

Facebook’s Workplace productivity tool hits 3M paid users, escalating competition with Slack and Microsoft Teams

Workplace by Facebook, the social giant’s productivity tool now has 3 million paid users, an important milestone as the company… Read More

Slack doubles down on competition with Microsoft, touting enterprise customer growth among Office 365 users

Slack used its first-ever earnings report to highlight growth among customers that are deep in the Microsoft ecosystem, another sign… Read More

Microsoft to retire Skype for Business Online in 2021; Teams taking over as default Office 365 meeting tool

Microsoft will retire Skype for Business Online in July 2021 and replace it with Microsoft Teams as the go-to product… Read More

Here’s how many people use Microsoft Teams every day, and how it compares to rival Slack

Microsoft revealed for the first time today how many people regularly use its collaboration app Teams, allowing for a clear… Read More

Microsoft Teams’ new Icebreaker Bot pairs up co-workers at random to help build bonds

As teams grow it can be harder to build bonds between co-workers. Microsoft knows all about this, and it just… Read More

No Slack for you! Microsoft puts rival app on internal list of ‘prohibited and discouraged’ software

As Slack makes its stock market debut, there’s a major company that won’t be allowing its employees to use the… Read More

Slack calls out Microsoft as its ‘primary competitor’ in IPO filing in nod to rival’s collaboration tools

Now we know why Slack made such a ruckus when Microsoft entered its territory two years ago with the introduction… Read More

Slack unveils new integrations with Microsoft Office 365 apps, bringing key rival into its ecosystem

Slack is battling Microsoft in the competitive market for workplace collaboration apps, but that isn’t stopping the company from integrating… Read More