EU receives commitments from Microsoft on LinkedIn deal, set to rule on the merger by December 6th

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Published onNovember 16, 2016

published onNovember 16, 2016

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Back onOctober 14th of this year, Microsoft had filed for EU approval for their acquisition of the business and employment-oriented social networking service LinkedIn.Salesforce tried to blockMicrosoft’s26.2 billion all-cash acquisitionof LinkedIn in the EU, citing antitrust issues. Today we have learned that the EU has received commitments from Microsoft on the LinkedIn deal, and will be set to rule on the merger by December 6th (via Reuters.)

While Microsoft has yet to comment on the commitments, the move does come after a EU competition enforcerexpressed concernsabout the deal at a meeting with Microsoft executives last week. Not many details were provided by the Commission in regards to Microsoft’s commitments, but Reuters mentions that the Commission will seek feedback from rival companies and customers before making a decision on Microsoft’s commitments.

Despite concerns by SalesForce, Microsoft President, and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, has accepted many the worries in regards to the LinkedIn deal and hasrecently come out to say thatMicrosoft has “no intention” of cutting off access to LinkedIn data. There has, however,been lots of newson the LinkedIn front since Microsoft’s acquisition of the company, andas most recent as last week, a LinkedIn ban in Russia was upheld and 6 million users were shut down.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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