Microsoft to launch its Slack competitor as Microsoft Teams

Microsoft is planning to unveil its Slack competitor at an Office event in New York City next week. Originally dubbed Skype Teams internally, Microsoft will launch the service as Microsoft Teams once it's broadly available for businesses and schools to make use of. Just like Slack, it's a web-powered chat service that's designed for teams of colleagues or school classes to collaborate.
Thanks to leaked screenshots, we already know it looks a lot like Slack. There are channels for groups, al