What Salesforce’s acquisition of Slack means for the future of collaboration

Computerworld | Dec 4, 2020

Salesforce is set to acquire Slack in a $27.7 billion deal, acquiring a popular enterprise chat tool in a time when reliance on collaboration tools is extraordinarily high. This move makes Salesforce a stronger competitor against Microsoft, and has the potential to shape the future of collaboration. Computerworld senior writer Matthew Finnegan joins Juliet to discuss the acquisition, how it benefits Salesforce and Slack and how it may affect smaller collaboration and chat startups.

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