Slack Locks Down Oracle Partnership Targeting Enterprises (reuters.com)

From a report: Slack Technologies has secured a partnership with Oracle to integrate the tech giant's enterprise software products into the popular workplace messaging app, the two companies told Reuters. The partnership is a victory for Slack as the young startup ramps up its efforts to win the business of large enterprises in an increasingly competitive marketplace that has seen the entry of Microsoft, Facebook and countless startups. "As you see all these large enterprise software companies looking at messaging as a major platform, they're looking to partner with us first and foremost," said Brad Armstrong, Slack's head of global business and corporate development. The partnership will allow workers to use Slack as the interface for Oracle's sales, human resources and business software.

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Victory?

[JohnFen]

The partnership is a victory for Slack

Slack might think so, if they are willingly ignoring Oracle's history. But the odds are that this is the beginning of the end for Slack.