The Best Deal for Salesforce is No Deal At All | Re/code

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"For Microsoft, a deal to buy Salesforce.com makes sense.

CEO Satya Nadella has spoken publicly about bolstering Microsoft’s cloud software offerings beyond its Office 365 and Azure services. Adding Salesforce, which it is now believed to be considering, would create an unrivaled portfolio of cloud software assets that include software companies use to track their sales processes, marketing, advertising, customer service and human resources.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, however, should run screaming."

The Best Deal for Salesforce is No Deal At All | Re/code