Twitter might be for sale, and Microsoft could be an interested party

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Published onSeptember 23, 2016

published onSeptember 23, 2016

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News of Twitter’s possible buyout has been circulating the internet for a little over 24 hours now, and so the far, the details (or rather rumors) include interested purchasing parties such as Google, Salesforce, and Verizon looking to take over the social network.

However, as more time passes the list of interested parties continues to grow, and now rumors of Apple and Microsoft putting their hat into the fray are beginning to surface.

According to TechCrunch, along with Verizon showing interest in the stagnating social network, so is Microsoft.

TechCrunch illuminates further on the potential logic behind Microsoft’s bid, especially after itsfairly large LinkendIn purchase of $26.2 billionjust a few months ago. It seems as though Microsoft may be less interested in actually acquiring Twitter and more so paying rival SMB provider a little bit of bidding payback.

Microsoft’s highly publicized and oftencriticized purchase price for LinkendIn came partly at the hands of Salesforce’sdetermination to keep the professional social network out of the hands of its strongest competition. So, to pay Salesforce back for their efforts, TechCrunch is reporting that Microsoft’s interest in Twitter appears to be motivated by driving up the asking price for the social network and possibly ballooning the sale to LinkedIn level dollars.

As previously indicated, the news about Twitter’s possible buyout and its would-be suitors is purely speculative at the moment as nobody being currently discussed has officially spoken on the matter.

Keep it locked on WinBeta as news develops.

Let us know in the comments, your thoughts on a possible Microsoft purchase of Twitter and what it could mean for the company as well as the 300 million plus users of the platform in the future.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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