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		rayval on June 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yammer agrees to Microsoft's $1 billion acquisitio... Yammer is Microsoft's Instagram, and not just because of the same price tag. As did Facebook, Microsoft is buying market traction, user engagement, brand equity, UX chops, and vision.

mtgx on June 15, 2012 | [–]

I think Facebook bought Instagram because they were afraid of its fast growth and what it could become in the future.

moreorless on June 15, 2012 | | [–]

Aren't they all the same people?

antidoh on June 16, 2012 | [–]

Now just Google left to declare a company worth $1B and buy it.

It's getting expensive to keep up appearances.

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