Marc Benioff Sets His Sights on Microsoft December 02, 2020 IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes + The Salesforce C.E.O.’s planned acquisition of Slack will have him competing directly with the Goliath that is Microsoft. IFTTT NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The Salesforce C.E.O.’s planned acquisition of Slack will have him competing directly with the Goliath that is Microsoft.