Microsoft has thrown down the gauntlet to Slack and other chat-based workspace providers with the announcement of a new Office 365 product family member. Called Microsoft Teams, the web-based product and mobile companion app presents a new experience for users of the popular cloud-based communication, collaboration, and productivity platform. Available in preview in 181 countries and 18 languages, Microsoft Teams is expected to become generally available to all Office 365 Enterprise or Business customers in the first quarter of 2017…
