Microsoft will make a move into the creator economy by acquiring either $1 billion valuation Cameo or $4 billion valuation Patreon. Microsoft made an unsuccessful bid for TikTok in the summer of 2020 when the Trump administration attempted to force the sale of the short-form video app because of its Chinese ownership. In the year that followed, Microsoft discussed takeovers of Pinterest and of chat app Discord, according to the Financial Times and Bloomberg. Neither happened, but next year they may finally get the consumer app it’s been longing for. PREDICTION 

Nate

unless you count the Activision Blizzard deal (which was announced before this post), this prediction was also a miss.  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/acquisition-history.aspx I think its still something they're keeping an eye on, and doing well with Github + LinkedIn.

Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Program

Computershare, Microsoft's transfer agent, administers a direct stock purchase plan and a divident reinvestment plan for the company. To find o

Microsoft Investor Relations - Acquisitions History

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I’m Sam, I’m the curriculum director at Gregorio Perfecto High School in Manila, Philippines. I’ve been an educator and administrator for just over 25 years. Our school is spending a good amount on edtech, but I don’t feel like we’re getting the most out of it. I’d love to learn from everyone what is working for them. Thanks!

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Interesting🤔….I always thought they’d leverage Xbox Live or Minecraft into something consumer social, but recently they seem to be all in on enterprise (to great success), so I don’t know about this prediction for 2022

At kong last, Activision Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick will become chair of the embattled videogame publisher and a high-profile executive will replace him as CEO. One option for the CEO slot is Jason Kilar

Nate

A group of likeminded people in The Most Important Thing are talking about this.