The value of this transaction is $26.2 billion in cash, with LinkedIn allowed to retain its brand, culture and independence.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-acquires-LinkedIn.167642.0.html
At this point, i just feel mindless hatred for Microsoft, all they want is data and control over data, it's nothing more than a scheme to make money, they don't give two shits about empowering the user.
Google, Facebook and all of them are pure utter lying bastards, and worse of all, we all know it at some level and we enjoy to live in ignorance by choice.
If Microsoft really wanted to be different, they should leave s*** alone and build something themselves, and not be evil in the process, guess that is too much to ask for.
Pathetic.