The deal is the largest under the tenure of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who has been reshaping Microsoft since taking over in 2014 to appeal more to business customers with cloud-based services and productivity tools. LinkedIn isn’t an obvious fit in the ongoing restructuring, but gives Microsoft the biggest global social network for professionals that’s used by job seekers, recruiters and human resources teams. In a statement, Nadella said the acquisition could drive growth for LinkedIn as well as Microsoft’s Office 365 and Dynamics services.

mk:

I deleted my LinkedIn a few years ago. It could very well be useful for networking, but it's also a trap. There are people I know that can only selectively use LinkedIn, and their profile only reflects what they can publicly disclose to their employer. LinkedIn can get you in trouble.

I know that MS and LinkedIn don't give a fuck about me, or my network of coworkers, family, and friends. I just don't want to use that kind of instrument.

At any rate, I expect MS will make users upset as they try to monetize and integrate it.

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