Above: A Microsoft logo is seen at a pop-up site for the new Windows 10 operating system at Roosevelt Field in Garden City, New York July 29, 2015.
Technology has evolved at a lightning pace during the past two decades, affecting the way we communicate, collaborate, and perform tasks.
Just as we started to get over our excitement about the mainframe/PC operating system, the web operating system exploded with browser-based applications. The next big discovery was smartphones with their unique operating systems, which wowed us with a variety of native apps. Now, technology is moving towards a newer and exciting operating system — let’s call it Chat Operating System (OS) — with its own apps, bots, and integrations designed to enhance communication and collaboration.
Chat OS is inevitable for today’s workforce
Technology develops as it adapts to people in the current environment. Today, most of our activities are collaborative. No longer are people tied to a desk job, working in silos. Now every task or project is shared, with an entire team running the show. This means that communication should be real time, across geographies. With such a significant change in our work culture, we need simple and effective tools that empower us to collaborate effectively and break away from the archaic concept of “one for all” tools. As chat has changed the dynamics of team collaboration, it is only logical that the chat framework should become more meaningful and relevant. Thus, comes the era of Chat OS.
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