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Microsoft has decided to invest in the connection of professionals worldwide, with the recent acquisition of the largest professionals social network, Linkedln. The recent purchase is the largest by Microsoft after its purchases of Skype and Yammer for $8.5 billion in 2011 and  $1.2 billion in 2012 respectively.

                      

In a blog post by Satya Nadella;

The LinkedIn team has grown a fantastic business centered on connecting the world’s professionals. Together we can accelerate the growth of LinkedIn, as well as Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics as we seek to empower every person and organization on the planet.

See the video promoting the recent purcahase by Linkedin and Microsoft;

           

The CEO of LinkedIn will continue to be CEO, but will report to Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO

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Yahoo has lost 7% of its share after it announces it will cut $400 Million in costs and lay off 15% of its workforce. The company announces that the plan is to achieve the goal of the company, which is "simplify the company".

Microsoft on the other hand is looking to purchase the company behind the Android and Apple keyboard, Swiftkey. Though Swiftkey announces that its app will remain available for  mobile devices.

               

And Amazon is looking to widen its physical retail business after the CEO of Mall operator General Growth Properties, Sandeep Mathrani, announces on Tuesday that the company is looking to open 400 bookstores location.

Also Apple is not going down without a fight, after the Google coalition company, ALPHABET, took over from the mobile company as the most valuable company, taking the number 1 spot.

Apple on Wednesday came back to take over the spot with a market value of $534.2 billion. Apple share rose by 2%  or $1.87 dollar to close at $96.35, while Alphabet at the other end close down at $37.70 or 5%  to $726.95.

The figure gives Alphabet a market value of  $515.1 billion, or 3.6% less than Apple.

The Five Most Valuable Companies In S&P 500 Are:

Apple, AAPL, $534.2

Alphabet, GOOGL, $515.1

Microsoft, MSFT, $412.5

Exxon Mobil, XOM, $326.7

Facebook, FB, $320.7

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The competition between the two mobile giants Microsoft and Apple continues as Microsoft takes a shot at the Siri phone assistant. The ad showcase the two phone assistant, Siri and Cortana taking same instructions and Siri keep saying, it can't carry out the task.

                                           

The video is hilarious, but will want you to consider getting a new windows phone next time you "mobile shopping". It is obviously clear that Microsoft Cortana did more better in the video than Siri and this should be a wake up call for Apple. Updates would likely be done in Siri during iOS 8. But that is a mere speculation though.

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The competition between the two mobile giants Microsoft and Apple continues as Microsoft takes a shot at the Siri phone assistant. The ad showcase the two phone assistant, Siri and Cortana taking same instructions and Siri keep saying, it can't carry out the task. The video is hilarious, but will want you to consider getting a new windows phone next time you "mobile shopping".

It is obviously clear that Microsoft Cortana did more better in the video than Siri and this should be a wake up call for Apple. Updates would likely be done in Siri during iOS 8. But that is a mere speculation though.

             

 

 

 

 

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