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Microsoft Yammer acquisition gets official

yahoo.com (11 months ago)

Jun 26, 2012

The rumors were true: Microsoft is indeed buying business-centric social networking site Yammer for $1.2 billion, or $200 million more than early rumors indicated. A presumably pleased Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a prepared statement that “the acquisition of Yammer underscores our commitment to deliver technology that businesses need and people love” and that “Yammer adds a best-in-class enterprise social networking service to... full story

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Microsoft Yammer acquisition gets official

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