I think you're very right. The acquisition would only make sense for a b2b company. This gives Microsoft the social network that's most relevant to their cust

I think you're very right. The acquisition would only make sense for a b2b company. This gives Microsoft the social network that's most relevant to their customer base. If they integrate it with the cloud Office suite, even better. LinkedIn will benefit from the Microsoft sales force. I think Salesforce or IBM would be the other potential buyers, but perhaps LinkedIn would be too big for them to swallow.