[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":3892,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"The last remaining obstacle to Microsoft\u2019s acquisition of LinkedIn fell today, when the European Commission approved the sweeping $26 billion deal. The transaction is now set to close before month\u2019s end.

The EC\u2019s consent was contingent on Microsoft agreeing to provide rival social networking sites access to its Office programs for the next five years. The acquisition had already been approved by regulators in the U.S., China and Brazil.

\u201cWe\u2019ve now obtained all the regulatory approvals needed to complete the acquisition and the deal will close in the coming days,\u201d Microsoft\u2019s Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith said in a blog post following word of the EC\u2019s decision.

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Microsoft\u2019s CEO, Satya Nadella, has described the acquisition as the key to the software giant\u2019s future efforts in the business applications market. At their heart lies an ambitious undertaking to give business professionals a vast new set of tools and data with which to collaborate and solve common business problems.

To win EC approval, Microsoft agreed to continue to allow rival social networks to access the Office suite\u2019s application programming interfaces. These APIs allow different applications to communicate with one another and will give LinkedIn\u2019s competitors the same level of access to the Microsoft Office suite that they have today.

In addition, Microsoft will give rival social networks access to its Office Graph, the search and machine learning technology that will underpin most of the combined company\u2019s new initiatives. Such access would, for example, allow professional profiles from competitors\u2019 sites to be displayed in a Microsoft Outlook calendar entry.

Microsoft also agreed that it would not require computer makers to install LinkedIn on Windows PCs. The company\u2019s concessions only apply to markets that are part of European Union. While the software maker may follow suit in other regions, under the agreement it is not bound to do so.
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The EC\u2019s consent was contingent on Microsoft agreeing to provide rival social networking sites access to its Office programs for the next five years. The acquisition had already been approved by regulators in the U.S., China and Brazil.

\u201cWe\u2019ve now obtained all the regulatory approvals needed to complete the acquisition and the deal will close in the coming days,\u201d Microsoft\u2019s Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith said in a blog post following word of the EC\u2019s decision.

Also See:<\/b> How to avoid Microsoft Windows 2003 migration headaches in healthcare<\/a>

Microsoft\u2019s CEO, Satya Nadella, has described the acquisition as the key to the software giant\u2019s future efforts in the business applications market. At their heart lies an ambitious undertaking to give business professionals a vast new set of tools and data with which to collaborate and solve common business problems.

To win EC approval, Microsoft agreed to continue to allow rival social networks to access the Office suite\u2019s application programming interfaces. These APIs allow different applications to communicate with one another and will give LinkedIn\u2019s competitors the same level of access to the Microsoft Office suite that they have today.

In addition, Microsoft will give rival social networks access to its Office Graph, the search and machine learning technology that will underpin most of the combined company\u2019s new initiatives. Such access would, for example, allow professional profiles from competitors\u2019 sites to be displayed in a Microsoft Outlook calendar entry.

Microsoft also agreed that it would not require computer makers to install LinkedIn on Windows PCs. The company\u2019s concessions only apply to markets that are part of European Union. While the software maker may follow suit in other regions, under the agreement it is not bound to do so.
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Microsoft clears final hurdle to LinkedIn deal

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