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Salesforce talks to buy Slack foreshadow showdown with Microsoft – Financial Times
Workplace chat app is discussing takeover by Salesforce as competitor’s Teams service surges in popularity
In the middle of last year, when Slack went public on Wall Street, cloud software company Salesforce ran a slide rule over the company to see whether it should attempt an acquisition.
Its view at the time, according to a person familiar with its thinking: Slack, the pioneer in a new form of workplace communication and collaboration software, was facing business challenges that made its shares look overpriced. If Salesforce was patient, there was likely to be a better moment to buy.
That time may…
