LinkedIn may be looking like a decent acquisition right now, but my god it feel awfully old to use, and I'm not sure how long the first-mover advantage will mitigate these shortcomings. Performance-wise, LinkedIn seems a step slower than not just Facebook or Twitter but even products from younger companies. The website is not very responsive, especially when displaying more than a few screenfuls of content, and the mobile apps are equally bad and lack any kind of smoothness.

The transformation of Microsoft into an opensource champion almost makes me feel old when I remember those days :) way to go, Microsoft and respects to Satya Nadella who managed this transformation.

Pretty remarkable, and seems very genuine which is quite astonishing given their history

It seems genuine because they have great PR people and also people seem a bit dumber today. They forget things, and they trust bad actors at their word if it seems they want to change.

Google also appears like a force for good in people's minds. Microsoft just decided to use the same tactics.