I hear that Microsoft has won the bid for Facebook, and has formally purchased it. I have not seen anything official. I have only heard rumors and “accounts” of the transaction.
A $15 billion check for Zuckerman.
If it is true, I bet you will see integration with Active Directory, Windows Live, and other things… this could actually be a pretty profound acquisition, as much as I personally dislike Zuckerman, from what I have read. I dont know him, but that whole “I’m CEO, Bitch!” thing rubs me the wrong way.
I am crossing my fingers that it is not true, but simultaneously thinking about how cool it may wind up being if it *is* true.
And of course, I’m thinking what a lot of people probably are; “Why didn’t I think of that?”
I guess rejecting the initial $1 Billion offer was a good move.
Google, your turn!
And if I find out that this is either accurate or inaccurate, I will post what I find. Like I said, this is a rumor at this point, but I saw it confirmed in a few places that were admittedly not your top shelf news sources…
Josh
So why not list those sources?
Yeah, valid question.
First off, it is a STAKE in the company that they are buying… not the whole company. And the fact is, I saw it upstairs… walked downstairs, and forgot the URL. Been busy at work and haven’t had the chance to follow up.
Like I said, it is a rumor. I don’t know that it is true and I hope that it isn’t.
Here is one source (of the rumor):
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9803689-56.html
and here is another post (posted after my post, coincidentally
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/124347.asp