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Outside Microsoft ‘s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, near Seattle. (Photo: AP)
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced in a blog post it agreed to buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in cash. The offer of $196 per share represents a premium of 49.5 percent to LinkedIn’s Friday closing price.