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This article's premise is ludicrous. Microsoft bought LinkedIn because the company is a valuable business asset that will complement Microsoft's CRM software. M
by exolymph 10y ago
This article's premise is ludicrous. Microsoft bought LinkedIn because the company is a valuable business asset that will complement Microsoft's CRM software. More explanation of the value prop here: https://stratechery.com/2016/microsoft-and-apple-double-down/ https://stratechery.com/2016/microsoft-and-apple-double-down...
- dang 10y agoOk, we've taken that baity bit out of the title above.
- mgiannopoulos 10y agoIndeed, it's far more probable that the acquisition had more to do with news like this >> Microsoft just took a direct swipe at Salesforce with a new enterprise-ready version of LinkedIn's product for sales professionals, Sales Navigator. << http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/17/microsoft-new-linkedin-sales-tool-salesforce-killer.html http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/17/microsoft-new-linkedin-sales-...