Steve Ballmer says Microsoft tried to buy Facebook for $24 billion (FB)

Business Insider
By Alex HeathOct 21, 2016, 10:28 am188 pts
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told CNBC on Friday that he tried to buy Facebook when it was "itsy-bitsy" for $24 billion. Ballmer left Microsoft in 2014 and is now the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and an investor in Twitter. Facebook fielded a lot of offers in its early days, and Microsoft's interest…

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