Salesforce’s Keith Block steps down on a high note

Salesforce co-CEOs Marc Benioff and Keith Block

In a surprise to software industry watchers, stock market analysts and customers, Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block announced that he will step down from his leadership position at the customer relationship management (CRM) software maker and begin his “next chapter” effective immediately.

“Block deserves credit for turning Salesforce into a sales and services machine … exactly…