It was as if two long lost brothers had been reunited. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Salforce.com CEO Mark Benioff celebrated their strategic partnership in a joint conference earlier this afternoon. Historically Microsoft and Salesforce.com have been bitter rivals, and Benioff an outspoken critic of Microsoft. But with Salesforce stock down over 20% in the last year, the company decided it was best to put their past behind them. “We are excited to partner with salesforce.com and help customers thrive in a mobile and cloud-first world,” said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. “Working together we’ll deliver new solutions that connect the customer insights of Salesforce to the cloud productivity of Office 365, the cloud platform of Azure and the mobility of Windows, so our customers can do more.” “Today is about putting the customer first,” said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. “Together with Microsoft, we are building bridges that allow customers to be more productive.” The deal largely revolves around integration between Windows Microsoft_Azure and Salesforce.com._Nadella was in charge...

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