Kevins: Google is the new Microsoft and Salesforce is the new Oracle
Bernadette Kevins · Slack, Salesforce and the future of work · Dec 7, 2020 · at 27:22
Bernadette Kevins argues that disruptive tech companies eventually become the complex enterprise incumbents they once sought to replace.
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“Google has become the new Microsoft. I think that's pretty obvious to everyone. Google is the new Microsoft. And Salesforce is the new Oracle.”
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