LinkedIn will retain its distinct brand, culture and independence.

Missed opportunity right there.

I hope Adobe is next, CC + Office 365 will be great.

ACCEPT INVITATION? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ck1TC9_WkAECa6X.jpg

I hope they strip it down and redesign the whole thing.

LinkedIn to introduce new UX features: "We're bringing back Clippy!"

Clippy's first message: "Hi, I see you're running OS X. No worries though :-) I'm installing Windows 10 for you! Congratulations. You are now running Windows 10!"

Metro-style LinkedIn tile in Windows + Receiving job alerts while playing Xbox

I think this is a chance for LinkedIn to be improoved. Microsoft has shown in the last years, that they can bring good and nice design to live. I hope LinkedIn will profit from this buy i more clarity and speed.

Satya Nadella makes bold final attempt to stop LinkedIn emailing him.

From Twitter: @mattgemmell

What's the alternative site to move to now?

Microsoft will likely drop the ball - as they have, but one thing crossed my mind.

Facebook bought Oculus.

Microsoft has Hololens and now Linkedin.

AR > VR - And, there are far more business oriented AR plays - where Linkedin could double as the distribution channel.

Feels weird watching that much money changing hands when you know nothing positive will come from it to help Linkedin be a better service and not be a nightmare to use.

Wow! That's a lot of money!