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[BurningFrog]

> for the price that they paid, they want to see LinkedIn reduce costs

I'd expect Microsoft to want LinkedIn to maximize profits.

In that equation, the sunk cost of the acquisition should not be a factor.

[nl → BurningFrog]

I'd expect Microsoft to want LinkedIn to drive users into the MS enterprises ecosystem, not maximise profit on its own.

[joshdickson → BurningFrog]

Well yes, of course, you don't buy something for $30B that you expect to lose money in perpetuity. But in terms of where the business is right now, they want to see LinkedIn reduce costs while continuing to work toward profitability.