http://www.thestandard.com/node/104819/comments comments feed. en Google-Salesforce merger announced http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/google-salesforce-merger-completed <p> </p> <p>Larry Dignan and others have argued that, especially given the recent <a href="/news/2008/04/14/salesforce-announces-integration-google-apps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Apps integration announcement</a>, a merger between Salesforce and Google <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8465" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">makes a lot of sense</a>:</p> <p>"Wouldn’t it make sense for these two companies to merge? I always figured Salesforce would wind up with Oracle–or even Microsoft or SAP. However, Google would also be a very logical acquirer. Last week, I noted that <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8411" rel="nofollow">IT execs are very interested</a> in what Google can do in their companies. They’re just not quite sold yet and are wary of depending too much on Google’s cloud. A purchase of Salesforce would get these IT fence sitters off the fence rather quickly."</p> <p>This is a prediction that Google and Salesforce will announce a merger (note that the merger needs not yet been approved or completed) by November 28, 2008. Although unlikely, a hostile takeover bid, for example, on the part of Google, will not be grounds for favorable judgement, as the transaction would not qualify as a merger per se. Note also that numerous pundits have suggested that Google will "buy" Salesforce, but that the offical term for such activity in this case is "merge," given that both companies are publicly traded (Salesforce would obviously be the target).</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/google-salesforce-merger-completed#comments co:google co:salesforce M&A Mergers & Acquisitions Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:21:28 -0700 The Standard 104819 at http://www.thestandard.com Google-Salesforce merger announced http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/google-salesforce-merger-completed <p> </p> <p>Larry Dignan and others have argued that, especially given the recent <a href="/news/2008/04/14/salesforce-announces-integration-google-apps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Apps integration announcement</a>, a merger between Salesforce and Google <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8465" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">makes a lot of sense</a>:</p> <p>"Wouldn’t it make sense for these two companies to merge? I always figured Salesforce would wind up with Oracle–or even Microsoft or SAP. However, Google would also be a very logical acquirer. Last week, I noted that <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8411" rel="nofollow">IT execs are very interested</a> in what Google can do in their companies. They’re just not quite sold yet and are wary of depending too much on Google’s cloud. A purchase of Salesforce would get these IT fence sitters off the fence rather quickly."</p> <p>This is a prediction that Google and Salesforce will announce a merger (note that the merger needs not yet been approved or completed) by November 28, 2008. Although unlikely, a hostile takeover bid, for example, on the part of Google, will not be grounds for favorable judgement, as the transaction would not qualify as a merger per se. Note also that numerous pundits have suggested that Google will "buy" Salesforce, but that the offical term for such activity in this case is "merge," given that both companies are publicly traded (Salesforce would obviously be the target).</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/google-salesforce-merger-completed#comments co:google co:salesforce M&A Mergers & Acquisitions Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:21:28 -0700 The Standard 104819 at http://www.thestandard.com Google-Salesforce merger announced http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/google-salesforce-merger-completed <p> </p> <p>Larry Dignan and others have argued that, especially given the recent <a href="/news/2008/04/14/salesforce-announces-integration-google-apps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Apps integration announcement</a>, a merger between Salesforce and Google <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8465" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">makes a lot of sense</a>:</p> <p>"Wouldn’t it make sense for these two companies to merge? I always figured Salesforce would wind up with Oracle–or even Microsoft or SAP. However, Google would also be a very logical acquirer. Last week, I noted that <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8411" rel="nofollow">IT execs are very interested</a> in what Google can do in their companies. They’re just not quite sold yet and are wary of depending too much on Google’s cloud. A purchase of Salesforce would get these IT fence sitters off the fence rather quickly."</p> <p>This is a prediction that Google and Salesforce will announce a merger (note that the merger needs not yet been approved or completed) by November 28, 2008. Although unlikely, a hostile takeover bid, for example, on the part of Google, will not be grounds for favorable judgement, as the transaction would not qualify as a merger per se. Note also that numerous pundits have suggested that Google will "buy" Salesforce, but that the offical term for such activity in this case is "merge," given that both companies are publicly traded (Salesforce would obviously be the target).</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/google-salesforce-merger-completed#comments co:google co:salesforce M&A Mergers & Acquisitions Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:21:28 -0700 The Standard 104819 at http://www.thestandard.com Google-Salesforce merger announced http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/google-salesforce-merger-completed <p> </p> <p>Larry Dignan and others have argued that, especially given the recent <a href="/news/2008/04/14/salesforce-announces-integration-google-apps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Apps integration announcement</a>, a merger between Salesforce and Google <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8465" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">makes a lot of sense</a>:</p> <p>"Wouldn’t it make sense for these two companies to merge? I always figured Salesforce would wind up with Oracle–or even Microsoft or SAP. However, Google would also be a very logical acquirer. Last week, I noted that <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8411" rel="nofollow">IT execs are very interested</a> in what Google can do in their companies. They’re just not quite sold yet and are wary of depending too much on Google’s cloud. A purchase of Salesforce would get these IT fence sitters off the fence rather quickly."</p> <p>This is a prediction that Google and Salesforce will announce a merger (note that the merger needs not yet been approved or completed) by November 28, 2008. Although unlikely, a hostile takeover bid, for example, on the part of Google, will not be grounds for favorable judgement, as the transaction would not qualify as a merger per se. Note also that numerous pundits have suggested that Google will "buy" Salesforce, but that the offical term for such activity in this case is "merge," given that both companies are publicly traded (Salesforce would obviously be the target).</p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/google-salesforce-merger-completed#comments co:google co:salesforce M&A Mergers & Acquisitions Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:21:28 -0700 The Standard 104819 at http://www.thestandard.com