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by Apaec 1914 days ago
How much money does MS have? Can they just buy any innovation they want?
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$14bn on hand per their last earnings report, but any deal like this would be paid for using a mix of MSFT stock plus cash. And yes, at the scale of company we're talking with Microsoft, they can afford any innovation stage company they want.