Holy fuck that is a lot of money. How on earth is LinkedIn worth anywhere near that?!
LinkedIn is doing well man.
Why Microsoft did this is another question.
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
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Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#82Another account which will be forcibly connected with ms credentials. Opportunity to collect another sensitive information in an effort to create "better UX".
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#84Sounds like Microsoft is going the Yahoo route.
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#86I'm not sure what Microsoft is getting with LinkedIn for $26bn. I know it is a little crazy, but I think they would have been better off buying Redhat for $15bn or Canonical (Ubuntu linux) for even cheaper.
They're already doing the Ubuntu on Windows thing with Canonical, no need to buy them yet. Wait at least for the Extend phase.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#87Wonder how many people will use this as an opportunity to either create a linkedin profile or to delete the one they already have. Change-of-control risks on a deal like this are substantial.
This is also an excellent reminder that you never know where the profiles you create will end up.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#88I'm genuinely curious as to what makes LinkedIn worth that much. On the surface it just looks like Microsoft is trying to commit suicide.
As as aside, how many startups in Silicon Valley are rushing to up their spam game in the wake of this? :)
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#89Genuine question... what do MS stand to gain from this?
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#90Prediction:
LinkedIn will integrate with office 365, and you will be forced into a LinkedIn for Business account when you use Office 365. You can choose to make your information public, private or a combination of both (hopefully).
This will be marketed as a single place to keep up-to-date resumes, towards both job seekers and corporate HR people who want better insight into their own workforce.