Team chat platforms bundle unwanted AI features into mandatory price hikes
Teams locked into Slack face compounding frustrations: persistent sync bugs interrupt work, unsolicited AI features are added without opt-out, and price increases are justified by those same unwanted features. The core problem is that communication-critical software treats its captive user base as a testing ground for upsells, with no meaningful path to disable AI additions or negotiate pricing.
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