At least Microsoft will be able to tout the inability to delete a LinkedIn profile as a feature and not a bug.
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
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Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#22Well, there goes that neighbourhood.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#23The internet is becomming more and more like real world businesses.
We're going to be left with four or so big companies. Facebook, Google, Microsoft.
Yahoo Twitter e.t.c will be swallowed up next.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#24ALL CASH. Holy fuck.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#25Holy fuck that is a lot of money. How on earth is LinkedIn worth anywhere near that?!
I would like to second this thought! Even with ad money HOW?!?@?#? But on the other hand this does feel right, Linkedin does feel like the Microsoft of Social Networking.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#26196/share is roughly what LNKD was trading at before their very bad earnings report in February. FWIW.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#27Oh, 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…
More like:
* Exec B: Ok, I've *Binged a list of top 10 social networking sites for sale, and ordered them by price, but really we'll need to come up with a strategy first to make a good choice...
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#28Holy fuck that is a lot of money. How on earth is LinkedIn worth anywhere near that?!
Unlike Snapchat or Instagram, which could very likely turn into MySpace 2.0 or 3.0, Linkedin is actually very entrenched in its market.
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#29Oh, 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…
> Ok, I've Googled a list of top 10 social networking sites
Well played!
Re: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
#30Holy fuck that is a lot of money. How on earth is LinkedIn worth anywhere near that?!
Well they did do $3 billion in revenue last year. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=LNKD+Income+Statement&annual