Salesforce acquisition of Slack could trigger M&A wave, analyst says

Salesforce.com Inc.'s acquisition of Slack Technologies Inc. would be a major challenge to Microsoft Corp. , one analyst said Wednesday, following a report of a possible deal in the works, and may set off a wave of software acquisitions. "This deal would be a major shot across the bow at Microsoft with the company's Teams offering a direct messaging competitor against Slack that has been a clear hurdle to growth and now would be a two horse race between Microsoft and Salesforce," said...