If you’ve just turned on the internet, in what could be the biggest tech news of the year, Microsoft has acquired professional networking portal Linkedin for an estimated $27 billion.
The internet as usual has a lot to say about the deal. And it’s hilarious.
"Hello, I'd like to connect with you on LinkedIn." pic.twitter.com/5cqtfIrR4e
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) June 13, 2016
"We must buy something that helps connect people"
*Microsoft acquires Nokia*
Nokia fails.
"Sir, I meant a social network"#microsoftLinkedin— Lorem Ipsum (@blahfamous) June 13, 2016
Did somebody at MS forgot to cancel their free LinkedIN Pro trial and thus accidentally buy the company?
— Wim Remes (@wimremes) June 13, 2016
kudos to LinkedIn to getting the entire world to manually input that data for free they just sold for $26.2b
— Jason M. Lemkin (@jasonlk) June 13, 2016
Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for 26 Instagrams? That's at least 22 Instagrams too many.
— Louie Mantia (@mantia) June 13, 2016
Can't believe Microsoft is paying $26.2 billion just to send emails notifying us about how well our ex colleagues are doing in life.
— E-tard (@Etardoh) June 13, 2016
"I'd like to add you to my professional network" ~ Microsoft https://t.co/93ZTy4lpXR
— Shantanu (@shan_daar) June 13, 2016
Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. I still can't afford coffee at Starbucks.
— pnkj (@AskThePankazzzz) June 13, 2016
With Microsoft buying it for 26 Billion dollars, LinkedIn proved out to be the costliest HR Manager
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) June 13, 2016
Those annoying LinkedIn emails will come from Microsoft now with a remainder to upgrade to Windows 10. ???
— Kaushik (@i_k_b) June 13, 2016
Microsoft could buy #LinkedIn only because Zuckerberg did not want another website which forces you to wish strangers HBD in his portfolio.
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) June 13, 2016
Microsoft is buying LinkedIn to complete its monopoly on things you want to unsubscribe from and don't know how you were signed up for
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) June 13, 2016
And finally, this zinger:
Satya Nadella makes bold final attempt to stop LinkedIn emailing him.
— Matt Gemmell (@mattgemmell) June 13, 2016