goal is Throwing in the towel at Workplaceits facebook-based alternative to office communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams, as previously reported TechCrunch. Meta spokesperson Ashley Zandy confirmed that The edge which will be available to customers to use until August 31, 2025. Previously known as facebook @ Work, it was used internally for two years before its public launch in 2016 and, according to Zandy, there will be no changes to the terms. of its internal use.
Meta will offer a 50 percent discount on the service starting in September and is offering to work with customers on the transition to the Zoom-owned service. worklive. After September 1, 2025, Workplace will become read-only and export-only until June 1, 2026, when access will end and data will be deleted.
TechCrunch reports that development slowed considerably after people returned to offices that had been empty due to the Covid pandemic and after several key employees left. The change burst the bubble of an increasingly crowded space for remote work tools. Stronger competition from Microsoft Teams, Google Workplace, and even new entrants like Zoom Workplace caused Meta to slow down after a decade of development.
