WSJ: Microsoft In Talks With Facebook For Possible Investment
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft is in talks with social networking rockstar Facebook to become a major investor. “The people familiar with the matter said that the discussions are still preliminary and Facebook could wind up not taking an investment from either Microsoft or Google. Factors in the discussions include the valuation the suitors would offer to Facebook and other business considerations they could contribute to sweeten any deal.” Obviously this is just the lastest chapter in the Facebook saga - interesting read none the less. In the end I do not see someone buying Facebook, they have become to big and have to much buzz, I predict they will get another round of funding then head towards an IPO. Once public Facebook will push, through acquisitions, to become the next great online business covering not just one vertical but various areas - e.g. Google.
