{"id":8778,"date":"2015-05-08T04:36:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T11:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/exoblog\/?p=8778"},"modified":"2023-06-05T17:05:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:05:21","slug":"cartoon-of-the-week-is-salesforce-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/cartoon-of-the-week-is-salesforce-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon of the Week \u2013 Is Salesforce for Sale?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce.jpg\" alt=\"CotW_Salesforce\" width=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-720x450.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-360x225.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CotW_Salesforce-48x30.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, there has been quite a bit of buzz about a potential Salesforce acquisition. It began with speculation that Oracle had bid to acquire the company, followed by rumors that Microsoft launched its own bid \u2013 but none of the involved companies have confirmed (or denied) the rumors. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikamorphy\/2015\/05\/05\/microsoft-eyes-a-salesforce-bid-they-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In other interesting news&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/243901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>4 Consumerization Trends That Are Changing Enterprise Software as We Know It<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAs technology becomes more engrained in our everyday lives, enterprise software is beginning to resemble more user-friendly consumer apps.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/243901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/general\/2013\/09\/09\/the-25-smartest-things-jeff-bezos-has-ever-said.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The 20 Smartest Things Jeff Bezos Has Ever Said<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nIf you\u2019re looking for inspiration, check out these great quotes from Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/general\/2013\/09\/09\/the-25-smartest-things-jeff-bezos-has-ever-said.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmswire.com\/cms\/social-business\/4-ways-to-accelerate-the-value-of-your-intranet-028991.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>4 Ways to Accelerate the Value of Your Intranet<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFollow these tips to see your return on intranet investment sooner.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmswire.com\/cms\/social-business\/4-ways-to-accelerate-the-value-of-your-intranet-028991.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/its-an-open-source-world-78-percent-of-companies-run-open-source-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>It&#8217;s an Open-source World: 78 Percent of Companies Run Open-source Software<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe 9<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Future of Open Source survey found that the vast majority of businesses are adopting open-source, but few are managing it well.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/its-an-open-source-world-78-percent-of-companies-run-open-source-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opensource.com\/business\/15\/4\/6-common-devops-myths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Busting 6 Myths About DevOps<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThere are many misunderstandings about DevOps \u2013 here are the most common.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opensource.com\/business\/15\/4\/6-common-devops-myths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unit4 Shakes up Product Set and Reaffirms Strategy for Services Sector<br \/>\nUnit4 has announced a rebrand to build a clearer identity in the market, and has reaffirmed the services sector as its core market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sdtimes.com\/analyst-watch-ten-reasons-why-open-source-software-will-eat-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Analyst Watch: Ten reasons Why Open-source Software Will Eat the World<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nOpen-source software offers many benefits to technology vendors \u2013 see the 10 best.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sdtimes.com\/analyst-watch-ten-reasons-why-open-source-software-will-eat-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore more eXo Cartoons on Pinterest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/exoplatform\/cartoon-of-the-week\/\" data-pin-scale-width=\"80\" data-pin-scale-height=\"200\" data-pin-board-width=\"400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow eXo Platform&#8217;s board Cartoon of the Week on Pinterest.<\/a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In recent weeks, there has been quite a bit of buzz about a potential Salesforce acquisition. It began with speculation that Oracle had bid to acquire the company, followed by rumors that Microsoft launched its own bid \u2013 but none of the involved companies have confirmed (or denied) the rumors. Read More. 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