I bet they offer less than $15 Billion. Now, granted this purchase would align with their current business goals to cater to younger, hipper customers (hence t

I bet they offer less than $15 Billion. Now, granted this purchase would align with their current business goals to cater to younger, hipper customers (hence their recent advertising shift) supporting their Zune and XBox businesses. But why aren't they courting LinkedIn. LinkedIn has a more professional (read: worthwhile) business model, one that would actually gel with Microsoft. Additionally, the purchase of LinkedIn would complement their business service offering and allow them to expand their B2B business to compete with IBM, especially in the small business area. I'm baffled by this one...