The 2016 Internet Trends report is out, Salesforce acquires Demandware for $2.8 Billion Dollars,
Apple's WWDC is going to be be June 13th and more
It's Wednesday June 1st and this is Crunch Report
"Welcome to the Crunch Report Yall!
Today is a good day!
- Something I look forward to every year is Mary Meekers internet trends report and today
we have that.
It's just so smart and really gets you locked in on the state of tech and where it's heading
here is just a sample of the insights
The global internet adoption rate was flat year-over-year at 9%, reaching 3 billion users
or 42% of the world’s population
Video viewership is exploding, with Snapchat and Facebook Live showing the way, though
video ads aren’t always effective
The USA could become the home of the auto industry again thanks to innovation from Tesla
and Google despite US auto sales slipping since 1950, though car ownership will fall
as Uber/UberPool sharing becomes mainstream.
If you have time I reccommend checking out the whole deck -- We have it embedded on TechCrunch.com.
Mrs Meeker Kudos on another great report!
I like it!"
Salesforce announced that it would spend $2.8 billion to acquire Demandware, a cloud-based
provider of e-commerce services to businesses big and small.
The deal also will spearhead a new business division: the Salesforce Commerce Cloud.
-- On the acquisition CEO of Salesforce Marc Benioff said - “Demandware is an amazing
company—the global cloud leader in the multi-billion dollar digital commerce market,” “With
Demandware, Salesforce will be well positioned to deliver the future of commerce as part
of our Customer Success Platform and create yet another billion dollar cloud.”
Salesforce will commence a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Demandware for $75.00
per share, in cash.
The transaction is expected to close by end of July -- Some big money acquisitions happening
these past two days.
Google has made an update to its “My Account” service which will now include a feature that
helps users find their lost or stolen phone.
You’ll soon be able to find this new option just by googling “I lost my phone,” the
company says.
While Google already offered tools for Android users with missing devices, this expands Google’s
phone-finding capabilities to help find iOS devices also.
In further testing according to Sarah Perez, it’s clear that Google can’t actually
take control of iOS users’ devices.
Instead, it directs users to Apple’s iCloud to find and lock their phone.
Plus it offers a tool for calling the phone, and lets you sign out of Google services remotely,
so a little bit of a workaround.
Apple just sent invites for its next press event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
and guess whose going?
not me i wasnt invited.
just like prom all over again.
Like in previous years, the first day of Apples World Wide developers conference is going
to happen on June 13 at 10 AM PT . As always, it’s unclear what the company is going to
announce.
But there are rumours swirling.
An improved siri assistant, New macbook computers, to name a few.
But I'm trying to push some new rumours - an Apple Machete - Internet connected sword,
An Apple pogo stick - about to corner the market, an apple avocado - it looks like an
avocado but the inside is actually an apple - Mind blown
People have been wondering after finding out that Peter Thiel financially backed Hulk Hogan
in suing gawker will facebook keep him on the Facebook board and at code conference
today Sharyl Sandberg responded with a simple Yes and said - “We have very independent
board members with very independent thoughts they share separately, those strong people
make strong board members because they have strong views,” Peter Thiel was an early
investor in Facebook and made billions off that deal.
That’s the report for today.
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