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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by zimpenfish on Monday June 13, 2016 @08:54AM (#11893330)
Being spammy -and- having its user database liberated at frequent intervals.
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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by oblio on Monday June 13, 2016 @08:56AM (#11893347)
Well, regular users don't mind the spam as much and might not even know or realize the true impact of those account leaks.

Plus Microsoft is quite likely to take care of both problems. At least on the security front, since 2005 or so, I haven't heard of any leaks on their part.

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