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Microsoft May Pump up to $500M Into Facebook

Bidding war with Google could net even more

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 24, 2007 5:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – Facebook is in talks with Microsoft about a $300-500 million investment that could give the software company as much as a 5% ownership stake in the social networking site. The deal could boost Facebook's value over $10 billion, and help Microsoft challenge rival Google for... Read full story »

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