The new service -- called Microsoft Teams -- will be a part of Office 365, which includes Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Considering Office 365 has more than 85 million commercial monthly active users, the company is hoping to lure those core customers to the new platform. 
Teams is designed to make chatting with coworkers fun and easier. In addition to holding conversations in chat rooms, Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) users will be able to reply with comments in threaded conversations and video chat with others. There's also an option to send emoji, GIFs, custom memes and stickers via the platform, and connect your Twitter feed.
The service has a heavy focus on bots, allowing users to ask for details about people on the team or chat directly with businesses. Partnerships range from Alaskan Airlines, to help book tickets, to startup Poncho, which gives weather and lifestyle updates like how bad allergies might be today.
Teams is designed to make chatting with coworkers fun and easier. In addition to holding conversations in chat rooms, Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) users will be able to reply with comments in threaded conversations and video chat with others. There's also an option to send emoji, GIFs, custom memes and stickers via the platform, and connect your Twitter feed.
The service has a heavy focus on bots, allowing users to ask for details about people on the team or chat directly with businesses. Partnerships range from Alaskan Airlines, to help book tickets, to startup Poncho, which gives weather and lifestyle updates like how bad allergies might be today.
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