I am not sure whether they will change the world after combining. But i am pretty sure a few LinkIn employees' lives will be changed with the premium paid!
Microsoft to Buy LinkedIn in Deal Valued at $26.2 Billion
Microsoft Corp. said it will buy LinkedIn Corp. in a deal valued at $26.2 billion, giving the world’s biggest software provider access to a virtual Rolodex of connected business professionals.
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“Just as we have changed the way the world connects to opportunity, this relationship with Microsoft, and the combination of their cloud and LinkedIn’s network, now gives us a chance to also change the way the world works,” Weiner said in the statement.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...n-ipe079k9
Microsoft to Buy LinkedIn in Deal Valued at $26.2 Billion
Microsoft Corp. said it will buy LinkedIn Corp. in a deal valued at $26.2 billion, giving the world’s biggest software provider access to a virtual Rolodex of connected business professionals.
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“Just as we have changed the way the world connects to opportunity, this relationship with Microsoft, and the combination of their cloud and LinkedIn’s network, now gives us a chance to also change the way the world works,” Weiner said in the statement.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...n-ipe079k9
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