Microsoft could lose AAA rating over LinkedIn deal

cheap office 2010 standard could lose its pristine credit rating after revealing a deal to acquire professional social-networking site LinkedIn for more than $26 billion.

Just hours after the deal was announced, Moody's Investor Service warned Monday afternoon that it is reviewing Microsoft's credit rating for a potential downgrade from its perfect AAA score.

If Microsoft loses its AAA rating, it would leave health giant Johnson Johnson as the only remaining company in corporate America with a perfect rating.

Oil giant ExxonMobil recently lost its cheap office 2013 professional plus mark from ratings agency Standard Poor's in April amid deteriorating finances for the energy sector.

The question for the ratings agency is: Does cheap office 2016 professional plus deal for LinkedIn place enough strain on the tech giant's finances to warrant a downgrade, which can lead to greater borrowing costs in the former of higher interest rates.