In an effort to lock in the European Union’s approval for its $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, Microsoft has offered concessions directed at addressing competition concerns, Reuters reported Wednesday. The concessions come after Microsoft announced in June that it signed a deal with LinkedIn to acquire the social professional platform for $26.2 billion in an all-cash deal. Microsoft sold $19.75 billion worth of bonds in August to finance the company’s acquisition of the social platform. Microsoft has now proposed concessions that would give access to rival networks similar to LinkedIn to Microsoft’s Outlook add-ins program, according to Reuters . The
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