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Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.

Brussels, 6.12.2016

C(2016) 8404 final

To the Notifying party:

Dear Sir/Madam,

Subject: Case M.8124 Microsoft / LinkedIn

Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6(2) of Council Regulation No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the

Agreement on the European Economic Area2

(1)On 14 October 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (the "Merger Regulation") by which the undertaking Microsoft Corporation or the "Notifying Party", USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking LinkedIn Corporation ("LinkedIn", USA) by way of purchase of shares.3 Microsoft and LinkedIn together are designated hereinafter as the "Parties".

1 THE PARTIES AND THE CONCENTRATION (2)Microsoft is a global technology company, whose product offering includes

operating systems ("OSs") for personal computers ("PCs"), servers and mobile devices, related services, cross-device productivity applications and other

1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of 'Community'

by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used throughout this Decision.

2 OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement'). 3 Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 388, 21.10.2016, p. 4.

In the published version of this decision, some information has been omitted pursuant to Article

17(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

concerning non-disclosure of business secrets and other confidential information. The omissions are . Where possible the information omitted has been replaced by ranges of figures or a general description.

PUBLIC VERSION

software solutions, hardware devices, cloud-based solutions, online advertising (primarily with its web search engine, Bing). (3)LinkedIn operates a professional social network ("PSN") and generates revenues through the following product lines: (i) "Talent Solutions" (63% of its revenue), which include recruiting tools and online education courses; (ii) "Marketing Solutions" (19% of its revenue), which allow individuals and enterprises to advertise to LinkedIn's PSN members; and (iii) "Premium Subscriptions" for both consumer and businesses (18% of its revenue). (4)On 11 June 2016, Microsoft and LinkedIn signed an Agreement Plan of Merger, by which Microsoft will acquire all the shares of LinkedIn (the "Transaction"). As a result of the Transaction, Microsoft will acquire sole control over

LinkedIn.

(5)The Transaction therefore constitutes a concentration within the meaning of

Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

2 EU DIMENSION

(6)The undertakings concerned have a combined aggregate world-wide turnover of more than EUR 5 000 million (Microsoft: EUR 78 223 million; LinkedIn: EUR

2 697 million).4 Each of them has an EU-wide turnover in excess of EUR 250

million (Microsoft: EUR million; LinkedIn: EUR million), but each does not achieve more than two-thirds of its aggregate EU-wide turnover within one and the same Member State. (7)The Transaction therefore has an EU dimension within the meaning of Article

1(2) of the Merger Regulation.

3 RELEVANT MARKETS

3.1 PC OSs

(8)OSs are system software products that control the basic functions of computing devices5 such as servers, PCs, tablets and mobile devices and enable the user to use the device and run application software on it. (9)Microsoft develops and offers OSs for different devices, including PCs, tablets,

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