The interesting question to contemplate now is how deep the integration will be and what new offerings might come out of the combination, given that Microsoft now owns “the professional graph. Nadella says in the video that he has been thinking about this for a long time. I think what that means as a practical matter is LinkedIn integration into Microsoft software tools and vice versa. In the video below, Nadella speaks about connecting Microsoft’s productivity tools to “the professional network” (LinkedIn). It’s unlikely that regulators would seek to block the deal. The deal has been approved by both boards and will close later in the year. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner will remain to run the company and report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Professional social networking platform LinkedIn is adding artificial intelligence (AI) tools to its platform to enable users to write descriptions for their profiles and job postings. In Q1 2016, LinkedIn reported earnings of $861 million. LinkedIn shares were trading up nearly 50 percent, while Microsoft was down five percent, according to CNBC. It’s Microsoft’s biggest deal up to date, and also the firm’s CEO first major acquisition (as noted by The Verge). The deal was announced in pre-market trading this morning. Valued at 26,2 billion, LinkedIn is not cheap. The all-cash deal is worth just over $26 billion.
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