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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"news",<br>"author":"chris-bell",<br>"permlink":"microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26-2-billion",<br>"title":"Microsoft to buy Linkedin for $26.2 Billion",<br>"body":"Microsoft Corp agreed to buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal,<br> combining the software giant's fast-growing cloud services business with an online network of 433 million professionals. Microsoft will purchase Linkedin shares at around $196 per share,<br> about 50% higher than current share price. \n\nPersonally,<br> I see both companies as hanging into past successes without much innovation. LinkedIn has turned into a less active Facebook news feed complete with memes. Slack has eaten into it's community building appeal and personal portfolio websites are becoming the standard,<br> eliminating the need for a LinkedIn profile.\n\nSeems like a match made in heaven.\n\nMore information on the acquisition at [here (http\/\/arstechnica.com\/business\/2016\/06\/microsoft-will-acquire-linkedin-for-18-5b\/)",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"news\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"http\/\/arstechnica.com\/business\/2016\/06\/microsoft-will-acquire-linkedin-for-18-5b\/\" " |
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