# Salesforce Is A Platform Company. Period. - TechCrunch

<http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/30/salesforce-is-a-platform-company-period/>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

Instead, the company today hit a milestone of sorts, with 2 million apps downloaded and installed on its AppExchange, making it clear that Salesforce is now a platform provider more than anything else.

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