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.

Microsoft Offered $24 Billion To Buy Facebook In 2010 But Mark Zuckerberg Said ‘NO’

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.

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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.

source: www.techworm.net