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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by harshgupta on Sunday June 03, 2018 @10:51PM (#17224190)
Just after acquisition, Linkedin started systematically shutting down available API resources, and removing CRM support. Microsoft reigns in eventually. source:https://www.fullcontact.com/blog/linkedin-state-of-crm-2014/

redacted: i mistook the acquisition date

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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by luctor_ad_astra on Sunday June 03, 2018 @11:22PM (#17224337)
MSFT announced the acquisition of LNKD in June 2016. Your article is from March 2014.
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Re:Microsoft Is Said to Have Agreed to Acquire GitHub by skinnymuch on Monday June 04, 2018 @12:01AM (#17224504)
That link says March 2014. LinkedIn was a public independent company for all of 2014.
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