LinkedIn headquarters on Sterlin Court in Mount View California source: Wikipedia Microsoft and LinkedIn announced on 13th June that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Linkedin for 196 USDs per share in an all-cash transaction valued 26.2 billions . On 2011 Microsoft acquired Skype. I had seen Warning Signs ahead . Will the agreed acquisition of LinkedIn stimulate new Warning signs? On 2013 Microsoft acquired Nokia in order to compete in the Smartphones market. Microsoft is not a significant player in the Smart phones market. Will Microsoft fail, as well, in the Social Networks market? When Steve Ballmer stepped down as the CEO of Microsoft I updated my Vendors Survival post about Microsoft . Almost a year afterward I revisited my forecast and I was more optimistic. The reason for my optimism was Satya Nadella's new strategy: Cloud First. Will L...
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