MSFT to buy LNKD ... thoughts?

[EricL]

I'm on the fence about the deal. I can see why they did it as they try to expand reach in the business sector, but also have a hard time seeing how this will ever provide enough revenues/profits for the $26B transaction to make any financial sense. I have a feeling this will end up much like the Nokia deal did, and there will be a big write-down coming in a few years.