Amazon Has Held Talks About Business App Bundle

Amazon.com has held talks with several business-application makers about forming a 'Rebel Alliance' to challenge Microsoft's commanding position in workplace productivity tools, according to a report. Bloomberg: The idea would have Amazon Web Services partner with the companies to offer a bundle of business applications sold for a single price, Insider reported, citing anonymous people familiar with the plan. Amazon has held talks with Dropbox, Salesforce's Slack, and Smartsheet, among others, Insider said. The publication reported that discussions on the alliance stretch back more than a year, though it's unclear whether they continue.

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