Slide seems to be operating as an independent operation just funded by Google at this point (I mean, their other app is a group texting service that debuted on iOS and has absolutely zero integration with Google services/Google's other group texting service that just was released). While that is a interesting strategy, it really makes Google appear scattershot. Especially since Slide's products all reek of buzzwords and are almost stereotypically Silicon Valley startup products. If this is the plan, why didn't Google just invest heavily in Slide instead of acquiring them? Because right now Slide's main recent success has been creating awkward headlines for Google.