Microsoft has launched Microsoft Send, a new messaging service that should have slack worried. Designed to provide lightning-quick communication between co-workers, Send comes with the added bonus of Outlook integration. The app is already available to iOS users in the US and Canada, and Microsoft says it will be releasing a version for Android and Windows Phone soon.
Microsoft Send is an app designed to speed up communication by filling the gap between text messages and emails. Much like Slack, Send is classed as an instant-messaging (IM) tool, and is made for schools and businesses using Office 365. Users can reply to colleagues' messages like a normal IM chat.
Send is the latest app from Microsoft's innovative Microsoft Garage; a branch of the company that allows employees to work on experimental apps in their downtime. The project recently released a Tossup, an innovative planning app, and has released other experimental apps such as InstaNote and Receipt Tracker in the past.
However, unlike its previous Garage apps, Send has huge mainstream potential. The widespread success of Slack shows the demand for enterprise-targeted chat applications, and Send's Office integration means it could slot into the existing infrastructure of many organisations. Would you be interested in using Microsoft Send? Let us know in the comments.
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