Tech IndustryFeb 5, 2019
VMwarekjrp10

How did Linkedin change (if at all) after Microsoft acquired it?

Following acquisition... How, if at all, did Linkedin change as a company...

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Microsoft fssc Feb 5, 2019

they adopted Office, not completely willingly though, and stopped worrying about making a profit. That’s pretty much it.

VMware kjrp10 OP Feb 5, 2019

Sounds silly... But, not forcing everyone to switch to PC or anything like that abomination 😜... Right?

Microsoft fssc Feb 5, 2019

probably nope as long as Satya still wants to retain those top talents, at least some of them, rather than forcing Jeff Weiner jumping off the window.

Oscar 🐨koala Feb 5, 2019

Feels like LinkedIn is truly one of the odd balls. WhatsApp and Instagram are going to be deeply integrated with facebook and have lost their independence.

PayPal Your mom 👻 Feb 5, 2019

Yeah but there is a strong underlying overlap between the models of Facebook whatsapp and Instagram ... not so between MS and Linked

PayPal Your mom 👻 Feb 5, 2019

That integration is a very smart move by zuck

Amazon :! Feb 5, 2019

Why did msft buy LinkedIn in the first place

Microsoft fssc Feb 5, 2019

I think they couldn’t justify their stock price which kept dropping, then it reached a point where MSFT saw it as a good price to purchase. Bought it for the data, though the data is all trash...

Google TensorCow Feb 5, 2019

Hoped to integrate it with office. Social network for the enterprise.