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Will Microsoft announce the acquisition of Facebook by the end of 2008?
Current forecast: 19% chance 
Combining all predictions, the current forecast is that this is 19% likely to happen (unchanged in last 1 day)
VentureBeat (http://tinyurl.com/3gqgvk) is reporting rumors starting to swirl around that post the Yahoo non-deal, Microsoft is looking for a big acquisition to get them properly into the web space. And bubbling to the top of the list is, wait for it, Facebook.
Windows Vista Live Facebook Mail?
Microsoft already owns 1.6 percent of Facebook but obviously think that they could do so much more if they owned all of it (Windows Vista Live Facebook Mail anyone?). Obviously Facebook has stated IPO goals but who is to say they wouldn't blink at the right price?
Windows Vista Live Facebook Mail?
Microsoft already owns 1.6 percent of Facebook but obviously think that they could do so much more if they owned all of it (Windows Vista Live Facebook Mail anyone?). Obviously Facebook has stated IPO goals but who is to say they wouldn't blink at the right price?
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Seattle Post Intelligencer 4 days ago
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Immortal line: Zuckerberg is smart enough to know that, the moment the "Microsoft-Facebook talks" leak hits the Wall Street Journal, Eric Schmidt is going to be bounding up and down on his front stoop with a counter-offer like a labrador.
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