Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B

Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by novaRom on Monday June 13, 2016 @11:09AM (#11894457)

> What value is added by buying LinkedIn for $26G?

1. Integrate Skype into LinkedIn 2. Add a shared chat screen (video group chat)

This will allow many Human Resources to perform interviews more efficiently (in return to subscription). I can imagine many other new attractive features MS could easily add (e.g. syntax highlighting in group chat).

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by julianz on Monday June 13, 2016 @05:03PM (#11897615)

They haven't managed to integrate Skype into anything else, it's a complete shemozzle. Why would they suddenly manage to integrate it into LinkedIn?

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by teknologist on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @10:15PM (#11906801)

Skype is offered in Office365 packages and appears to have replaced Lync

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by maerF0x0 on Monday June 13, 2016 @02:36PM (#11896151)

And can get rid of horrible Webex calls.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by krzyk on Monday June 13, 2016 @03:18PM (#11896556)

Webex at least works under linux (unfortunatelly only 32bit firefox).

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by kingosticks on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:15AM (#11900129)

I maintain a windows vm solely for running webex! I did not know this worked - thanks.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by Joof on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @05:53AM (#11900862)

Jit.si

Works in browser, no account, encrypted by default.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by Swannie on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @04:39AM (#11907921)

New web based WebEx attendance is essentially in beta.

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