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What about a mix between IM and recorded voice messages , like whatsapp does?

I find it really practical for having asynchronous conversations: faster than typing messages, without having to answer right away.

AFAIK Slack & co don't offer this feature.



Now that's combining the worst of all worlds - now I need to speak (which is inconvenient by itself) to mute phone, thinking of proper speech in advance, and it also takes more time than typing. And I don't get "instant" response benefit of a phone call. No ability to send any data longer than few characters (no links, no data sets). Disruptive in the office. And if it was sent via anything non-phone then it is highly possible that quality would be garbage.




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