Work life balance is good People are good Overall it’s a decent place to be
Leadership can be questionable as is true as most places
Increased Dominance in the Tech Industry: A merger between Microsoft and Google would create a technology behemoth with an enormous market presence and vast resources. It could potentially consolidate their strengths in different areas, such as Microsoft's expertise in enterprise software and Google...Read more
$ATVI is now $83 a share and MSFT will buy it for $95 a share. How successful is merger arbitrage typically? This looks like a free ~15% return (if the deal goes through obviously). The 15% might be the priced in risk but how many MSFT acquisitions didn’t fall through in the past?
Which market cap will Microsoft potentially reach
Now that LinkedIn, Microsoft merger is closed do LinkedIn folks there Microsoft level. Curious how Microsoft leveled them. For ex: What level did Sr Engineering Manager in LinkedIn got leveled in Microsoft? Sr Engineering Manager to 64, 65 ?
How is github after merging with Microsoft? Can anyone refer me for EM position at github? YOE: 12, as EM: 4 years.
https://www.polygon.com/24065269/ftc-microsoft-activision-deal-layoffs-appeal TLDR: before the merger with Activision Blizzard, Microsoft told the FTC that it was going to be a vertical integration with their company (they’ll mostly be separate) and that there won’t be layoffs to remove redundancie...Read more
What does it mean for new hire and their offer packages inc RSU? Do they convert you to the buying companies structure and comp? Does that mean you automatically get converted to the buying company and it might be a win to avoid having to break in to a more difficult company? Any experiences from ...Read more
Remember Clippy and the racist Tay? That's all MSFT could do as a company. Open AI was bootstrapped and came up with a great technology. Mergers and acquisitions are MSFT winning strategy. No homegrown cutting-edge technology.
This will not end well. Seen it many times when companies have two competing orgs. Overlapping goals and competing with each other. For starters, they will compete with compute resources, which are already sky-high. Google had this problem with DeepMind and Brain, and had to merge them. Likewise w...Read more
What are your thoughts on Shazam acquisition impacts on Facebook , google , amazon , Snapchat and Microsoft . Are we going to see more mergers and acquisitions in the coming months ?
Jim Cramer says Microsoft, Wal-Mart and Costco should merge to become a viable threat to Amazon. I like the idea! Thoughts and open discussion
APXT: Merger with AvePoint APXT has reached a deal to merge with AvePoint, the largest Microsoft 365 Data Management Solutions Provider. The company is being valued at $2 billion and will trade under AVPT. APXT has a huge client base already, at an estimated 7 million members. 25% of the Fortune 5...Read more
This is a drama played out by Open AI and Microsoft to get Sam Altman and Open AI team merged with Microsoft. Their products were always joined at the hip and full acquisition made sense. But Microsoft knows better, and doesn’t want another Activision like fiasco, hence this script is written and e...Read more
How long LinkedIn continue to run independently or it will merge with Microsoft as another Org in MS. Please Vote below options and comment out if you have other opinions. Based on this i will take a decision whether to stay with LinkedIn or Move to new opportunity. #LinkedIn #Microsoft #IT #engine...Read more
I’m looking to get advice on if it’s good time to look for new job ? Also does anyone has any idea if nuance and Microsoft merger having any layoffs or negative impact ? Is it good to apply for role at nuance?
I am a senior associate application engineer at Discover. There was recently a merger with Capital One announced and I am not feeling very secure at Discover. I am looking for a referral to a fully remote role that is preferably at a fintech/finance company. TC 120k YOE 3 #referral #atlassian #fo...Read more
I'm at LinkedIn and building a new gaming PC. How do the free copies of Windows work at Microsoft? Can I install Windows 10 and then later activate it once the merger is complete? :/
I'm being part of an M & A for the first time with Yahoo Verizon deal. Cannot move out quickly due to visa situation. Do you guys have first hand experience with such mergers? There were Aol vzn and lnkdn msft deals happened..were there any layoffs? If so how far it was after the merger? What was th...Read more