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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by cylinder on Monday June 13, 2016 @11:58AM (#11894912)
It's because they have nothing else to say. They really don't know why these companies are valued the way they are aside from these buzzwords they keep hearing.

LinkedIn isn't a hypergrowth company. Every professional I know has a profile on it and so is every recruiter. Their stock is below its peak. They make a paltry income as a mature company. So, all that's left are magical buzzwords to make you think "something is brewing that will eventually make money." Nope. MSFT gets conned once again buying a trophy.

Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by JustSomeNobody on Monday June 13, 2016 @01:02PM (#11895410)
Indeed. At what point does marshmallow fluff stop costing billions of dollars?