Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B
by Spooky23 on Monday June 13, 2016 @10:27PM
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They want you to do anything that drives SQL Enterprise sales. That drives all of Microsoft's stock value and profitability.
Oracle and Salesforce own database hungry spaces like HR, CRM, etc relative to Microsoft.
As a side bonus, they get to mine an incredibly rich collection of intelligence data linking millions of professionals to influencers. I know with my employer, access to the firehouse of LinkedIn data would help them identify and cultivate relationships with future influencers whom their sales teams know zippo about.
Oracle and Salesforce own database hungry spaces like HR, CRM, etc relative to Microsoft.
As a side bonus, they get to mine an incredibly rich collection of intelligence data linking millions of professionals to influencers. I know with my employer, access to the firehouse of LinkedIn data would help them identify and cultivate relationships with future influencers whom their sales teams know zippo about.