Report: Microsoft Considering Bidding for Salesforce

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I often wonder about some of these "reports" as to whether there is real substance behind it, or whether it's just padding by business news companies and "people familiar with the matter."

Microsoft Corp. is evaluating a bid for Salesforce.com Inc., after the cloud software provider was approached by another would-be buyer, people with knowledge of the matter said. Report: Microsoft Considering Bidding for Salesforce [bloomberg.com]