Biggest Acquisitions by Microsoft

1. Activision Blizzard $ 68.7 Billion

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2. Linkedin $ 26.8 Billion

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3. Nuance $ 19.7 Billion

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4. Skype $ 8.5 Billion

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5. Zenimax $ 7.5 Billion

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6. GitHub $ 7.5 Billion

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7. Nokia Phone unit $ 7.2 Billion

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8. aQuantive $ 6.3 Billion

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