Microsoft still plans to get its hands on LinkedIn by the end of the year (MSFT)

Microsoft still believes its $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn will go quickly and smoothly.
As part of its first-quarter, fiscal 2017 earnings announcement on Thursday, Microsoft said (emphasis ours):
"Microsoft expects to close the acquisition of LinkedIn Corporation and the sale of our entry-level feature phone business in the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions."
Microsoft's second fiscal quarter is the the last three months