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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by abakker on Monday June 13, 2016 @10:08AM (#11893982)
its really about just returning margin on $27 billion. The deal isn't supposed to pay for itself now. To be successful for them, it only has to do better than the cash would have done in a standard portfolio investment. LinkedIn may be able to do that.
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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by brador on Monday June 13, 2016 @10:58AM (#11894364)
They just purchased a verified email address and complete contact address list (with phone numbers) for nearly every white collar worker in the western world.

If managed right, over the lifetime of the investment, this could easily make back 10x what they paid.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by peterkshultz on Monday June 13, 2016 @11:30AM (#11894646)
How? What would they do with a contact address list that would be so profitable?
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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by coldtea on Monday June 13, 2016 @11:47AM (#11894797)
Spam them.
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