The logic of this deal is hard to follow – not least because Shanda paid a premium to the market price for the Legg shares, something that almost nobody ever does for a passive minority stake.

这笔交易的逻辑有些难懂，尤其是因为盛大集团给美盛股份的开价高出了市场价。 对于不会为购买者带来主动权的少数股份，几乎从来没人这么做过。

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Ballmer also gets a passive minority stake in the huge upside ahead with Alibaba Group (with direct assurances from his partner Ma that no funny business goes on).

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