Is Amazon Using Slack To Send Apple A Message?

Amazon Inc. (AMZN) - Get Report may be preparing a deal to buy Slack Technologies in a deal that could value the messaging startup group at more than $9 billion, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday.

Slack is a platform where employees can send messages, collaborate, organize and share files, with technology that also integrates with a wide variety of business software -- such as Salesforce.com Inc and Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT Skype -- allowing employees to do all their work within Slack. An agreement is not certain and discussions may not go further, the sources told Bloomberg.

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