We’ve been changing the way the world’s professionals have connected to opportunity for 13 years, and this is an opportunity for us to truly change the way the world works on a massive scale.” LinkedIn will retain its distinct brand, culture and independence. “The LinkedIn you know and value is only getting better. He will report to Nadella but remain CEO of LinkedIn. “Our companies are the world’s leading professional cloud and network,” said LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner. And in turn, new opportunities will be created for monetization through individual and organization subscriptions and targeted advertising. As these experiences get more intelligent and delightful, the LinkedIn and Office 365 engagement will grow. This combination will make it possible for new experiences such as a LinkedIn newsfeed that serves up articles based on the project you are working on and Office suggesting an expert to connect with via LinkedIn to help with a task you’re trying to complete.
It requires a vibrant network that brings together a professional’s information in LinkedIn’s public network with the information in Office 365 and Dynamics. Think about it: How people find jobs, build skills, sell, market and get work done and ultimately find success requires a connected professional world. This deal is key to our bold ambition to reinvent productivity and business processes. In Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s memo to employees, he wrote: Both companies are hyping the angle of combining the “world's leading professional cloud with the world's leading professional network.” Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for a whopping $26.2 billion.
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