Why is Microsoft buying LinkedIn?
$26bn well spent, or a glaring sign of a tech bubble about to burst?

Microsoft recently announced its intention to splurge $26.2bn on social network LinkedIn. Is that evidence of sound commercial judgment, or madness? On the face of it, it's the latter. LinkedIn, a social...
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