Marc Benioff
The Slack app icon is displayed on a computer screen, Wednesday, Dec 2, 2020, in Tokyo. In a deal announced Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, 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. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Salesforce buying work-chat service Slack for $27.7 billion

By Michael Liedtke And Matt O'brien Dec. 01, 2020 04:12 PM EST