Microsoft in Talks to Buy Facebook Stake Valuing The Company at $10 Billion
Article or RSS item submitted by Ty Wenzel • Sep 25th, 2007 • Category: Techie News | 14 viewsMicrosoft’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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