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Microsoft
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Salesforce
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Coverage (30d)
52vs8
This Week
19vs2
Evidence
1 articles
Team Size
228,000vs

Timeline

Microsoft2026-04-15

Proposed new pricing model where AI agents are treated as paid software seats ('digital workers') to defend SaaS revenue.

Microsoft2026-04-14

Microsoft signs agreement to become primary satellite service provider for Apple iPhone and Apple Watch.

Microsoft2026-04-13

Implemented significant price increases across the entire Surface PC portfolio.

Microsoft2026-04-13

Testing OpenClaw-style AI agents to transform Microsoft 365 Copilot into an autonomous assistant

Microsoft2026-04-10

Automated account lockout of WireGuard developer

Microsoft2026-04-09

Published research paper on Compress-Thought method that cuts KV cache 2-3x and boosts throughput 2x

Salesforce2026-04-07

CRM platform evolving into an AI agent hub for automated, multi-step customer interactions.

Salesforce2026-03-26

Integrated Agentforce agentic AI capabilities into SMB software packages

Salesforce2026-03-23

Reported zero net new engineering hires and slight reduction in service roles in FY2026, attributed to AI tools

Salesforce2026-03-18

Strategic push into agentic AI to automate workflows and reignite CRM sales growth

Ecosystem

Microsoft

investedOpenAI11 src
partneredOpenAI10 src
usesClaude Code5 src
competes withAmazon4 src
competes withAnthropic3 src
developedCopilot Health3 src

Salesforce

developedAgentforce Contact Center3 src
competes withGenesys1 src
usesAI coding assistants1 src
partneredSmall and Medium-sized Businesses1 src
usesGitHub Copilot1 src
usesAmazon CodeWhisperer1 src

Evidence (1 articles)

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