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Steve Ballmer wanted Microsoft to buy Facebook in 2007 but Mark Zuckerberg wasn't interested in giving up the reins. So Microsoft's CEO got the next best thing for his company: a 1.6 percent stake in return for a $240 million investment. It may rank as one of Microsoft's smartest moves in the last decade.
February 1, 2012 3:03 PM PST
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