Emmet Ryan: Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn is all about Hubspot
LinkedIn was crying out to be bought - Microsoft has finally pulled the trigger
Forget aboutSnapchat,Instagram, Whatsapp and all the other social tools that have either been acquired or the subject of mass speculation in recent years.Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn for $26 billion has far more in common with the IT giant's purchase of Skype than any more recent story.
The Irish impact of this pending acquisition (these things always take ages) is significant as LinkedIn has roughly 1,000 employees in Ireland, while Microsoft has 1,200 permanent ...
