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Microsoft to Buy 5% of Facebook Valuing at $10bn

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wish-i-had-a-billion-dollars dept.

l-ascorbic writes "The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft is poised to buy 5% of Facebook for $300 million to $500 million, valuing the company at up to $10 billion. Microsoft already handles advertising for the site."

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  1. Depends which 5 percent they're getting by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I definitely wouldn't want my money within a thousand miles of that "F*** the Jews" facebook group that got so much negative publicity...

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  2. Weak. by igotmybfg · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Facebook was really cool back when it was just college students. You can call it elitism if you like, but it was nice to have something that was just for us. Now anyone can get on, and all the third party developer apps make it feel like myspace... I don't see the sale to MSFT helping any. Guess it makes sense for Zuckerberg & Co, from a business perspective, to target as many people as possible.

  3. Re:wow by DustyShadow · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Someone please mod this guy "Idiot"