Part of the reason AWS has been so successful in the cloud market, Newman said, is that the company has focused on building out core cloud infrastructure instead of software. 'Wouldn't AWS be interested in something so turnkey as Zoom or Slack? Putting them together would be pretty powerful.' Buying Zoom or Slack would help AWS stay focused 'I cannot recall attending a Chime meeting that wasn't related to or hosted by Amazon,' Futurum Research analyst Daniel Newman said.

That's why analysts said an acquisition could help bolster Amazon's effort in the collaboration space. While Chime's market share is unclear, it certainly doesn't have as much name recognition as Zoom or Slack and doesn't seem to be used as often, at least anecdotally. One company that appears to be missing out: Amazon.Īmazon has its own online meeting, videoconferencing, and chat app called Chime. Click here to read more BI Prime stories.Īs the coronavirus crisis forces people to stay home, videoconferencing and chat apps like Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams are seeing a surge of users.Buying something 'turnkey' like Zoom or Slack would help Amazon do that while it focuses on infrastructure, but smaller acquisitions are more likely.Analysts said Amazon could turn to acquisitions to bolster its efforts in the collaboration space.One analyst believes that software helped Microsoft win a $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract over Amazon Web Services. The cloud wars aren't just about cloud infrastructure.Amazon's videoconferencing and chat app, Chime, seems to be missing out on the surge of users flocking to Zoom and Slack amid the coronavirus crisis.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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