it would take to make a deal, and reflects the recent increase in Slack's stock price.
Making up that gap isn't just about growing the stock price, but rather increasing the number of services a customer buys. Each of those services helps Salesforce grow its ability to meet more of its customers' needs. That's an important tool for keeping those customers hooked into Salesforce's ecosystem. The more solutions it provides in its bundle, the less there's any reason for a customer to look elsewhere.
Even more important, it gives both companies a needed boost in their common battle against Microsoft. Slack benefits from Salesforce's ability to sell into its existing customer base, many of whom are also likely Microsoft customers. Salesforce benefits from another tool to add into the bundle, and one that has not only a huge opportunity to grow but gives customers less reasons to look at Microsoft's bundle of services that continues to encroach on any competition.