At the time, Zuckerberg declined the offer, Ballmer said.
He added, You have to have a willing seller.
Zuckerbergs clearly made the right choice by rejected the offer.
On the other hand, with a net worth of about $28 billion, Ballmer at No.
15 on the billionaire list of Forbes.
He was CEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014.
David Kirkpatricks 2010 book The Facebook Effect has reported Microsofts interest in buying the social media giant.
Microsoft [would] acquire a small stake in Facebook at a $15 billion valuation, Kirkpatrick said.
Then, Microsoft would have the option, every six months, to buy another 5 percent of Facebook.
A complete takeover of the company would take 5 to 7 years.
I have never, ever, ever wanted to buy Twitter myself.
I got a good life right now.
I dont need to do that.
Im having a lot of fun with the Clips.
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