Microsoft Acquire LinkedIn

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thx1139 on 13 June 2016

My son is an UX Engineer Intern at LinkedIn this summer. Will be interesting to hear the mood when he gets in this morning.

Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

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MoHasanie on 13 June 2016

Wow, that's huge! Buying Linkedin makes sense but $26bn seems like way too much for it.

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walsufnir on 13 June 2016

But why?

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vivster on 13 June 2016

Does that mean everyone on Linkedin is now a Microsoft employee?

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Proxy-Pie on 13 June 2016

Damn. Hey MS, can y'all lend me some money to study abroad? :p

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Imaginedvl on 13 June 2016

This is a very good deal for both :)
Awesome.

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Teeqoz on 13 June 2016

vivster said:
Does that mean everyone on Linkedin is now a Microsoft employee?

At least imminently they are. Why, are you working behind enemy lines?

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Zkuq on 13 June 2016

Sounds like it's going to take them some time before Microsoft is going to be able to profit from this, but it will probably be good for them in the long run. I was a bit surprised when I heard this, but I suppose it fits Microsoft. After all, Microsoft has been pretty active in the professional environment.

Personally, I'm happier than even that I don't have a LinkedIn account. I don't like Microsoft, so it's good I'll have nothing to do with them here. Also, I don't like big companies buying other big companies, because I don't see having less big individual companies a good thing. There's bound to be less competition eventually, and the big corporations end up controlling way too much.