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Microsoft in Talks to Buy Facebook Stake Valuing The Company at $10 Billion

online.wsj.com — Microsoft's approach to Facebook in recent weeks with proposals to invest in the fast-growing site is part of the software giant's effort to catch up with the Internet rival Google. If successful, Microsoft's talks with Facebook could give it an up-to-5% stake in the closely-held startup—a stake potentially valued at roughly $300 to $500 million...

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  • Verdanic, on 10/10/2007, -18/+129As long as they don't get a significant say in design changes to Facebook. Microsoft doesn't understand the internet yet.
  • bpapa, on 10/10/2007, -3/+61Hey, remember like a year ago when people on Digg (and everywhere else) were saying how stupid Zuckerburg was for not selling out for $1 billion? Oops.
  • orangekid13, on 10/15/2007, -6/+56*****, don't do it, I like being able to use it in Firefox
  • hollyelise, on 10/10/2007, -18/+56Facebook has already been chewed up enough with all these "applications"... however I have added a few. But it must stop somewhere! I'd be much less worried if Apple was to buy Facebook than Microsoft, because Apple has always had a user-friendly, minimalistic approach.
  • inertic, on 10/10/2007, -3/+40Cuz u wasted your time on digg :P
  • jads, on 10/10/2007, -4/+36$10 billion is a lot of money for spam about Pirates v Ninjas.
  • Phocion55, on 10/10/2007, -2/+32The Facebook Genuine Advantage!
  • picsectionpleez, on 10/10/2007, -4/+31you can always claim you did- that's what the current owners did
  • Kidman13, on 10/15/2007, -6/+33Nothing against Microsoft but they have this tendency to pretty much ***** things up that they acquire and haven't build themselves. Just hoping that the same thing doesn't happen to facebook.
  • inertic, on 10/15/2007, -26/+51The minute Microsoft owns facebook, is the the minute I deactivate my account, after deleting everything of course since you can't really deactivate it.
  • Azimuth1, on 10/10/2007, -7/+31Why couldn't I have been the one to create Facebook? :(
  • jabab, on 10/10/2007, -5/+26Sometimes people have a rational hatred of Microsoft. Ever tried web developing for internet explorer?
  • MatttK, on 10/10/2007, -5/+23That's not totally true. Look at Xbox Live: it's the only good online service for consoles. And it actually is good, not just good by comparison.
  • a3r0, on 10/10/2007, -5/+22People are just reading the title and seeing "Microsoft buy ... Facebook ... $10 Billion"

    It's only a 5% share
  • UtahApocalyse, on 10/10/2007, -11/+28dear god no
  • satx, on 10/10/2007, -2/+181 billion or 10 billion, that's still way more money than any human could ever reasonably expect to need. Either way dude would be living in the lap of luxury.
  • totorototoro, on 10/10/2007, -2/+17Welcome to the Social...again. :p
  • geminitojanus, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15Damn it, we might not be able to build a social network, but we'll be damned if we can't buy one!
  • relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -3/+17Why does all the cool ***** always have to get bought up?
  • ShogunWarPig, on 10/10/2007, -3/+17Im pretty sure Microsoft realizes that the internet is a series of tubes......
  • andnever, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14bungie...
  • jameshighmore, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12"Facebook Live"

    I can see it now. Full integration with HOTMAIL!
  • kyrre, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10o 79 percent running Firefox with ad block.
  • HerrEisenheim, on 10/10/2007, -9/+19$10 BILLION dollars? Ahahahahahaha. Oh man, this Web 2.0 bubble isn't just going to burst, it's going to violently explode like a claymore mine throwing shrapnel into peoples' faces, maiming them for life. $10,000,000,000 for a site where users generate their own spam and other users consume it like pornographic and beer.
  • PixelVision, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13Apple will brick your facebook account!
  • KilGil27, on 10/10/2007, -6/+15it was fun while it lasted
  • BlakeEM, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13If Microsoft took it over we may see big flashy adds (lot like Myspace is now). They did the same thing with hotmail way back. It got more ads and got a lot slower and more clumsy. I think the hate for Microsoft is well founded, and this coming from someone that uses windows 90% of the time (Linux the other 10%)
  • petepete, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13And by the time they've finished rewriting it in ASP.NET social networking will be yesterday's news.
  • Sushubh, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8you guys need to see this:
    http://advertising.microsoft.com/facebook

    microsoft manages ads for facebook. they do so for digg too i think.
  • fmorel90, on 10/10/2007, -13/+21The day Facebook is bought out or goes public is the day I delete my profile.
  • 5000brians, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12One person may have said people familiar with the matter or matters may expand agreements, may have said things about people, and/or persons. This person also may have said certain undisclosed companies may be in discussions. Another person unfamiliar with these talks said that the web-based, automated, platform portal could be valued as high as $100 billion.
  • kelly, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12The reason why people trust Apple more is because they have shown themselves to be more trustworthy. What you call slack, the rest of us call a a fair response
  • Zap2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Apple's styler is similar to facebook's...closed system. iPhone/iPod no 3rd party apps, computer have their software/hardware.

    Heck, if Apple buys it we'd see it intergrated into iTunes, iPhone, iPod touch, iLife, .Mac etc....heck we might even see apps on facebook taken away!
  • Rileyper, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8wasn't hotmail ruined in teh first place
  • kelly, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8hotmail
  • Mast3rDigg3r, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10you need friends to understand
  • accountname, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7kevin holds up a sponsored Zune and says"i admit when they sent me this i was expecting much, but i was *honestly* surpized. its awesome"
  • Kidman13, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Are you sure the Zune is a hit?
  • iownsomuch, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I'm pretty sure that Bill Gates ( worth $60 billion) and Steve Jobs (worth $5 billion) spend the same way. Once you get to that point, money doesn't really mean anything anymore. There's no difference between 1 billion or 10 billion.
  • andnever, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8was 1 comment not enough?
  • Elranzer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7$640K should be enough for anyone, really.
  • jumanji69, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Don't be fooled, they will still have your info
  • colonels1020, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9IT'S A TRAP!
  • rullingen, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Personal Profiles, locations and target groups on millions of average users coupled with browser and OS specs?
    Sounds valuable enough without changing it to me.
  • Kidman13, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7I have to disagree. I believe that Gmail > Live Mail any time of the day.
  • ChrisRo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7I'd like to see Facebook stay independent. I'd rather no one buy them.
  • canewediggit, on 10/10/2007, -9/+14anybody want a piece of bubblicious?
  • whataboutdave, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Rejected from university?
  • PRlME, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6yea like your really going to put a dent in there pockets
  • thomas, on 10/10/2007, -4/+9Nooo! Microsoft ruined Hotmail and they will do the same thing to Facebook.
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