Comments on: Microsoft May Buy 5% Stake In Facebook

By: JonKelly

JonKelly — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:31:41 +0000

Barry, thanks for chaning that up! Just for the record, I didn’t see the other comment when I posted mine — I think we all had the same instant reaction and it took the system a bit of time to put all of the comments up.

By: rustybrick

rustybrick — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:20:26 +0000

Geez, Ill fix the headline… Although it may have read a bit off, technically, I did not say MSFT is giving Facebook $10B. I said they are getting a stake of a $10b company. But I will clear it up…

Thanks! :)

By: wildewon

wildewon — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:52:16 +0000

You have your numbers mixed up.. MS is not considering a $10 billion stake in facebook. MS is considering a $300-$500 million stake in facebook.

Depending on the percentage of the company MS would acquire with the $300-$500 million (up-to 5%) this would give facebook a total valuation of $10 billion +.

By: JonKelly

JonKelly — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:48:13 +0000

Barry, the headline and the first paragraph aren’t quite right. According to the article MSFT is looking to take a minority stake that would value the company at $10BN. Still, an amazing valuation for a private company given their current revenue.

By: Toivo Lainevool

Toivo Lainevool — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:46:21 +0000

I think you got that a little wrong. It’s not a $10 billion dollar stake, it’s a 5% stake that would put the valuation of Facebook at $10 billion. A $10 billion valuation is crazy enough, the way you reported it gives Facebook a $200 billion dollar valuation!