"In addition to integrating with Chatter and what already exists within Salesforce, I think it will make the experience of managing content seamless, as well as updating and co-editing it with other team members regardless of where you are," Hopkins said. Sam Hopkinsaccount executive, Affirma Consulting What Salesforce would like is for people to go to work and get on Salesforce and never have to leave. Rather than leave Salesforce to work on documents or spreadsheets through Microsoft Office or Google Docs, integrating Quip's capabilities allows Salesforce customers to create and collaborate on documents directly with Salesforce apps. "That's the trend you're seeing and they're buying companies like Quip to help with word processing." They want to be this massive platform where you can get everything done for your business in one place," he added. "Salesforce decided to not be just an application that people go to for managing sales contacts. "What Salesforce would like is for people to go to work and get on Salesforce and never have to leave," said Sam Hopkins, an account executive at Affirma Consulting, a software implementation and consultancy based in Bellevue, Wash. The addition of Quip to the Salesforce app lineup is the latest example of industry leaders racing to become the go-to business platform, rather than just application suites. 1, plus previous investments, and e-commerce company Demandware for 3.8 billion. On the heels of Oracle's purchase of NetSuite to beef up its ERP function and Microsoft's splashy acquisition of LinkedIn, Salesforce purchased Quip for $582 million on Aug.
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