Yes, my 2016 model estimated also the takeover price.

“Potential buyers: Defensive (Microsoft, IBM), Offensive (Google, Salesforce, Facebook) Estimated price: 5 – 25 billion USD.” The most controversial part of my article was this: But some copies still survived till today ( ) I had to delete in 2017 when I joined PwC and had to follow independence rule. The article was originally published on LinkedIn and gained around half a million views. This is an extract from my article Top 25 Companies that will be acquired next from ( August 2016 ). If he gets Slack, it will be a direct blow to all competitors in this space: Google, Microsoft, IBM and Salesforce.” If IBM buys Slack it can stop the massive churn, and hate of Lotus Notes users (I am one of them) 3) Google – if Google for Work wants to create traction Slack finally is the way to go: integrate with Gmail, Hangouts, Google Docs and you aim directly at both IBM and Microsoft, 4) Salesforce – will likely join the bidding war too because the potential ability to attack both IBM (Lotus Notes) and Microsoft (Office 365) will be too great a temptation to resist for Marc Benioff, 5) Facebook – Marc Zuckerberg has long dreamt of getting Facebook to enterprises and companies. Anyone who lived through the hell of using the worst enterprise application in the universe knows how far behind, somewhere in the 19th century, Lotus Notes is from Slack and Office 365. Who should buy Slack and do it quickly? 1) Microsoft – if Slack goes to Google, Microsoft Office 365 will have a massive competitor, 2) IBM – Slack is a Lotus Notes killer. Slack is a clear game-changer and disruptor of various highly profitable franchises. It was number 1 on my watch list of pre-IPO companies, but now is the absolute number one.

“Slack – this company is the biggest surprise from the last round. Here is the other side of the story you might not know:

Do you think Salesforce paid a premium because of Teams?.

Do you believe Marc Benioff overpaid for Slack?.

Do you believe the timing is a coincidence?.

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