Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff responds to questions about a Microsoft takeover bid

Just about a year ago, Salesforce and Microsoft were reported to have engaged in talks for a takover deal.

Microsoft wanted to pay $55 billion for the cloud software maker, but Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff asked for more, raising the price to $70 billion, CNBC's David Faber reported at the time.

Talks of a deal have fizzled out since then, but some analysts still believe that a merger could happen.

So Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC's "Mad Money," asked Benioff this week if it's time to finally put a stop to rumors of a possible Salesforce-Microsoft union.

Benioff's first response was interesting. He said:

That didn't sound too convincing, so Cramer followed up, asking, "Wait a second, that sounds different...It sounds like you conceivably could be a seller."

Only then, Benioff corrected himself, saying he was "confused" by the question. He clarified:

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