On: Why we’re betting against real-time team messaging

[csours]

I would like to see a meaningful discussion of the tipping points between various forms of communication.

ie: Phone call when you need immediate, high-bandwith dialog; IM when want to chat, but don't need instant responses; email when you want persistent communications, etc

Those are very brief, single faceted views, and there are a lot more factors.

[amelius → csours]

And then there is Google Docs for persistent, collaborative communications.

[Spivak → amelius]

Documents for communication? Seems clunky at best.

[csours → Spivak]

You are probably comparing it to real time communication. It is still communication, just like leaving notes on a refrigerator is communication.