Microsoft buys LinkedIn, the internet reacts to the world’s dullest corporate buyout
Microsoft has announced that it is buying LinkedIn for $26.2bn in one of the biggest tech deals in history. It’s big, but also dull. This tweet is an excellent summary.
Microsoft buying LinkedIn is so dull isn't it, it's like a concrete block buying a beige jumper
— keri (@kerihw) June 13, 2016
Most people find both companies quite annoying – so naturally Twitter responded with snark.
LinkedIn and Microsoft are a match made in heaven. Both companies keep telling to update something every three goddamn minutes.
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) June 13, 2016
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Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. Coincidentally, that's exactly one dollar per unwanted email they've sent me.
— Jesse Thorn (@JesseThorn) June 13, 2016
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Just logged into LinkedIn and it asked me if I wanted to format an envelope.
— Tim Siedell (@badbanana) June 13, 2016
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LinkedIn, the #1 source for people's fan fiction about their own career.
— Meeting Boy (@MeetingBoy) June 13, 2016
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theory: bill gates buys linkedin in desperate attempt to stop linkedin invites.
— el-p (@therealelp) June 13, 2016
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Microsoft purchase of Linkedin happened a week ago but nobody knew about it because the announcement was made on Linkedin.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) June 13, 2016
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Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn. I envisioned a confused old lady accidentally buying something in a struggling shopping website.
— Kaushik (@i_k_b) June 13, 2016
We also gained a horrific glimpse of the future…
Oh my god
LinkedIn is going to have an "Interview for this job over Skype" button now— SecuriTay (@SwiftOnSecurity) June 13, 2016
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Microsoft has bought LinkedIn for $26 billion. Expect new features. pic.twitter.com/ChD3m4PyGm
— Marty Lawrence (@TeaAndCopy) June 13, 2016
