Salesforce will acquire Slack for $27.7 billion. This is the largest acquisition Salesforce has undergone since its founding, 21 years ago. The software industry has benefitted from the large shift to remote work during the over-hyped pandemic!
Marc Benioff, chief executive of Salesforce, is one of the largest beneficiaries. Adding Slack to Salesforce fuses both systems which will enable users more communication possibilities.
Revenue for Slack has grown 39% from August through October, It is attributed to the increase in remote work. This acquisition pinpoints one major fact: remote work will continue. Because of Salesforce’s scale system improvements are likely to continue.
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