Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has recently criticized Microsoft for its "horrible things" done to Slack before Salesforce's acquisition of the platform in 2020 for over $27 billion. He alleges that Microsoft's actions constituted a form of anti-competitive behavior, which was also a central theme in a complaint filed with the EU by Slack. Benioff draws parallels between these actions and Microsoft's current practices, warning that they may repeat their historical "playbook" of competitive misconduct, referencing their past behavior during the browser wars with Netscape. Microsoft has yet to respond to these allegations.
Salesforce acquired Slack in 2020 after Microsoft allegedly engaged in anti-competitive behavior against it, according to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
Benioff criticized Microsoft's previous tactics with Slack as "horrible things," linking similar behavior to their current AI strategy with OpenAI.
The Salesforce CEO warns against Microsoft's historical playbook of anti-competitive practices, saying it should be discarded.
Benioff pointed out that Microsoft had previously chosen not to acquire Slack, focusing instead on Skype and launching Teams.
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