Benioff Prods Microsoft over Ozzie Departure -- Redmond Channel Partner

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Benioff Prods Microsoft over Ozzie Departure

Where might Ray Ozzie turn up next? Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff sure did have some sweet things to say about him this week. Of course, Benioff, likely still stinging from losing a patent battle with Microsoft, also poked a little fun at his larger rival, suggesting that Ozzie's resignation "happened much faster than a Microsoft upgrade." OK, that's a little funny.

Posted by Lee Pender on October 21, 2010

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