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marc__1
2145 days ago
Technically Microsoft owned 1.6% shares before Facebook's IPO, and last information I could get it had sold 20% of the proceeds post-IPO in 2012, so they are somewhat involved in social media.
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-offloads-20-percent-...
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flycaliguy
2145 days ago
Yeah, you're right. That investment means they are somewhat involved in social media.
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justaguy88
2145 days ago
At 1% (minus 20% of that too) it's basically meaningless
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