For Microsoft, LinkedIn Deal Could Be a $26.2 Billion Time Machine By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and LESLIE PICKER Microsoft’s extraordinarily generous takeover bid harks back to a time of higher technology valuations, but some analysts say there’s no going back. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/business/dealbook/for-microsoft-linkedin-deal-could-be-a-26-2-billion-time-machine.html?ref=dealbook