Microsoft to buy LinkedIn – GeekWire Special Coverage

Microsoft deepens LinkedIn-Office 365 ties with ability to co-author docs through social network

LinkedIn users will soon be able to co-author documents on Office 365 programs with their contacts on the business social… Read More

LinkedIn leverages Microsoft’s Bing Maps to add commute times to job postings

LinkedIn is adding commute times for jobs on its website, the latest in a growing series of integrations between the… Read More

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on integration with Microsoft: ‘So far, so good’

LinkedIn’s integration with Microsoft has “exceeded expectations,” propelling the business social network to record levels of engagement and revenue is… Read More

Microsoft’s new Resume Assistant uses LinkedIn data to help people write better resumes in Word

Microsoft today detailed one of the deepest integrations between Office 365 and its blue-chip acquisition LinkedIn: a new tool designed… Read More

Microsoft begins rolling out LinkedIn app for Windows 10 following $26.2B acquisition

Microsoft today is beginning to roll out the new LinkedIn app for Windows 10, displaying some of the integration promised… Read More

Following $26B LinkedIn acquisition, Microsoft to shutter file-sharing service Docs.com later this year

Microsoft will close its file storage and sharing service Docs.com Dec. 15. As a result of its $26 billion acquisition… Read More

Microsoft could be first tech company to reach trillion-dollar market value, analyst predicts

Following Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, one analyst thinks the Redmond, Wash. tech giant is on pace to become… Read More

Microsoft just completed its $26B LinkedIn acquisition: Here’s what they’re going to do first

Microsoft’s deal to buy professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion has officially closed. Microsoft announced completion of the deal,… Read More

Microsoft’s $26B LinkedIn deal wins EU approval, will close ‘in coming days’

The European Commission this morning approved Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of LinkedIn for more than $26 billion, with certain conditions, giving the… Read More

Report: Microsoft offers EU concessions in bid to win LinkedIn deal approval

Microsoft is offering new concessions to European regulators in an effort to win approval of its proposed $26 billion acquisition of… Read More

New filing: Salesforce would have bid ‘much higher’ for LinkedIn, topping Microsoft’s $26.2B deal

Marc Benioff doesn’t give up easily. The Salesforce CEO read LinkedIn’s account of its acquisition negotiations with Microsoft and Salesforce —… Read More

New filing details Microsoft’s secret LinkedIn talks: Salesforce bidding escalated offer by $5 billion

A new regulatory filing by LinkedIn gives a detailed account of its previously secret acquisition negotiations with Microsoft, revealing that competition from… Read More

Bill Gates: LinkedIn deal gives Microsoft a new chance ‘to surprise the world’

In a new interview with Bloomberg TV, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he was “very encouraging” of Microsoft’s $26 billion LinkedIn… Read More

Report: LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman set for Microsoft board seat

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman could get a board seat at Microsoft as a result of the $26 billion acquisition announced earlier… Read More

Will the LinkedIn deal really be different? Microsoft looks to recover from difficult acquisition history

Microsoft is in the process of almost completely unraveling its $7 billion acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business, and before that… Read More

Geek on the Street: Will Microsoft’s big LinkedIn deal go boom or bust?

Monday marked a pivotal day for business oriented social media site LinkedIn, with the announcement that it will be acquired… Read More

Microsoft’s LinkedIn acquisition could boost its Azure cloud platform

Microsoft’s $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn, announced earlier today, may present an opportunity to bring the popular business network into the… Read More

Microsoft explains how LinkedIn will integrate with Office and other products

In announcing its $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn today, Microsoft laid out several scenarios for how the companies’ products might work… Read More

‘Why Microsoft?’ LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner explains $26B deal to employees

The ability for LinkedIn to remain a “fully independent entity” under Microsoft was a key factor in sealing the $26.2… Read More

Full text: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s memo to employees on LinkedIn deal

Here is the email sent by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to the company’s employees this morning, as published by Microsoft, providing… Read More

Microsoft’s planned acquisition of LinkedIn is one of biggest ever in the tech industry

Microsoft’s planned $26.2 billion cash acquisition of LinkedIn is a whopper in an industry known for mega transactions. The deal,… Read More

By the numbers: How LinkedIn will fit into Microsoft after $26.2B acquisition

Microsoft says LinkedIn will “retain its distinct brand, culture and independence” under the surprise $26.2 billion acquisition announced this morning… Read More

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B in largest acquisition in its history

Microsoft has reached an agreement to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in cash. The deal would be the largest in… Read More