LinkedIn is a static and largely useless platform. I have been on it for many years, there has been no innovation, and I can fully understand why its share price has taken a beating.
Microsoft are desperate and deluded. Who would want to own Microsoft shares - this company is finished, surely.
If this doesn't indicate a bubble in tech, I don't know what does.
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
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Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#562Oh, I can just imagine how the process went at MS: * Exec A: Social things are Good (coming to the conclusion about 10 years too late) * Exec B: Shall we create our own Google+? * Exec C: No, that didn't turn out that well for Google. Let's buy something existing. * Exec B: Ok, I've Googled a list of top 10 social networking sites for sale, and ordered them by list price, but really we'll need to come up with a strat…
Well, they gave a good college try at interfacing with existing social networks. When Windows Phone 7 launched, the MS web/mobile infrastructure had fantastic interoperation with FB and Twitter - FB messenger was even their official supporty IM (kind of a snub to MSN Messenger or whatever it's called isn't it?) Then they bought skype and APIs shifted and things fell apart, but for a while it was really neat.
I'm not surprised to see MS say "screw it" and just buy their own.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#563" Will continue to operate independently ". Why do they even say that. Microsoft didn't pay 20billion for a passive investment. Such a silly thing to say.
And either way, as an MS and LI user, I want MS to meddle. I want them to fix the dumpster-fire that is LinkedIn. Nobody likes LinkedIn except recruiters.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#564Interesting to see the obvious pro-microsoft bias in comments here. I can only imagine the worst from microsoft and their user-hostile behaviour. * trojan-like telemetry impossible to control or block * malware-like behaviour through "legitimate" software update channels, force-feeding windows 10 on unwilling customers * embrace-extend-extinguish, mission accomplished by destroying Nokia's smart phone business * thei…
I totally agree that Hacker News is becoming quite bias ... This in itself should be raise with the ycombinator itself, the bias is what pushed Slashdot down
dang (mod) addressed this misplaced belief that there's MS bias a few days ago:
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#565Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I wouldn't personally hire someone via recruiters or LinkedIn, but I would hire someone via a recomendation from a contact I maintain on LinkedIn. I'm a recruiter, and fully understand reluctance to use recruiters (expensive, not to mention a host of other reputation issues). I don't quite understand "I would't hire someone via...LinkedIn". 'Hire someone via LinkedIn' could mean a host of things. The most obvious w…
> If you saw a LinkedIn profile that you thought would make a good addition to your team, would you not reach out to that person just because you found them on LinkedIn? There's a good reason for me not to have a linkedin profile. Recruiters somehow still manage to find me but this is fortunately less of a problem than it would be otherwise (judging by my colleagues and friends). It's a bit like not being visible in…
Managed to stay away from LinkedIn, don't post on Twitter, FB and still get calls once in a while. They probably scour language / platform specific mailing lists or look at conference attendance lists.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#566Earlier quoted context omitted.
> It prompts me every now and again to congratulate people on job anniversaries--maybe people do that but it's a weak play when a company reaches to those depths. So what? Facebook prompts me to congratulate on people's birthdays, and Facebook is doing quite well.
Apples and oranges. Also, this has been a common spectacle for me: Click here to congratulate Jill for reaching her ninth anniversary at Yoyodyne! "..But Jill left that company 5 years ago.."
Or better yet. Do you know Dave? Connect with Dave.
Dave died two years ago. Really don't want to contact his widow to make this stop.
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#567Earlier quoted context omitted.
Recruiting. It's huge.
I read this in Trump's voice.
Recruiting on LinkedIn is huge. Very, very, very big. This is really a not dumb deal by Microsoft, believe me. I don't know but I've heard from hundreds of people who've told me this is a huge move. It will be amazing.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#568What a terrible time to be burning that much cash, just before the next recession, and on a resume site. I was starting to see some good things coming from Microsoft but this makes me shake my head and question leadership big time.
> just before the next recession
Citation needed.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#569Oh, I can just imagine how the process went at MS: * Exec A: Social things are Good (coming to the conclusion about 10 years too late) * Exec B: Shall we create our own Google+? * Exec C: No, that didn't turn out that well for Google. Let's buy something existing. * Exec B: Ok, I've Googled a list of top 10 social networking sites for sale, and ordered them by list price, but really we'll need to come up with a strat…
I imagine it was more like: - Microsoft has the money - LinkedIn is the biggest thing in recruiting (I don't especially like it either, but it is). I wouldn't personally hire someone via recruiters or LinkedIn, but I would hire someone via a recomendation from a contact I maintain on LinkedIn. - Microsoft makes business tools - There's a bunch of interesting opportunities for intrgating Dynamics, Yammer, and other MS…
I think it also has to do with their view on business communication. (lync or whatever they work on now, you catch my drift)
With linkedin they can integrate that into their system and have a(nother?) unique selling point.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#570Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Ok, I've Googled a list of top 10 social networking sites Well played!
> and ordered them by list price, Missing steps: opened Excel, created a new document, pasted them in, did 'Text to columns', clicked the 'Price' column header, went to the 'Data' tab, clicked 'Sort', expanded my selection to include adjancent cells...
They probably used google docs.