And, again, as I said before, this is NOT looking to be the expected Microsoft -
Yammer acquisition announcement...
Not exact matches
According to the company's blog post, the
acquisition will help make
Yammer an integral part of Microsoft software, including SharePoint, Office365, Dynamics and Skype.
But there are some caveats, the biggest of which is Microsoft's mixed record with big
acquisitions as evidenced with
Yammer, Skype and Nokia.
Microsoft's
acquisitions of
Yammer and LinkedIn were clearly designed to build on that legacy of serving business professionals.