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    SALESFORCE TO BUY WORK CHAT SERVICE SLACK FOR $27.7 BILLION

    Dec 04, 2020 3 minutes

    Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft.

    The acquisition announced Tuesday is by far the largest in the 21-year history of Salesforce. The San Francisco company was one of the first to begin selling software as a subscription service that could be used on any internet-connected device instead of the more cumbersome process of installing the programs on individual computers.

    Salesforce’s flamboyant founder and

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