Hiawatha Bray Talks Tech: Microsoft Buys LinkedIn

The tech world is still buzzing with Monday's news that Microsoft will buy LinkedIn for a whopping $26.2 billion. That makes the purchase the third-largest acquisition in the history of the tech industry.

What does this say about the tech giant's shifting strategy?

Hiawatha Bray, technology writer for The Boston Globe Business section. He tweets @GlobeTechLab.