Microsoft kills Teams Communities, the latest entry in big tech's group-product graveyard
burkov · x · 2026-11-03
Andriy Burkov argues big tech's online community products are guaranteed failures: Facebook Groups became spam graveyards, Google Plus groups died with the product, Twitter Communities are dead, LinkedIn Groups have been walking dead for two decades — and now Microsoft is retiring Communities in Teams. 'Invent something new before you try and fail again.'
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