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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by Theo59 on Monday June 13, 2016 @02:54PM (#11896324)
MS does have a 1-2% stake in Facebook lest we forget
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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by whack on Thursday June 16, 2016 @10:16AM (#11916226)
MS having a 2% stake in FB is like Yahoo buyings its stake in AliBaba. Yes, it's a great financial investment for MS and they are going to make a lot of money from it. But there's no way FB is going to allow itself to get integrated into MS core services, just because of a 2% stake.
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