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Overture To Buy AltaVista

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we're-done-with-the-overtures dept.

Nate writes "Overture announced that they bought AltaVista today for $140M in cash and stock. This follows closely on the heels of Yahoo's purchase of Inktomi. Considering the significant financial muscle of Yahoo and Overture, I hope that Google can continue to maintain their lead. For those of you who aren't familiar with Overture, they are the 800-pound gorilla in the pay-for-placement listing market. When you search in Yahoo, those Sponsor Matches at the top are provided by Overture."

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  1. Fine and Dandy by creative_name · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's all fine and dandy but Google is still by far the best way to search the web. It has more features than a geek's leatherman and is faster than Superman on speed.

    So what if sometimes it dances a lil'bit.

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  2. Money but not the brain power by Gerrioholic99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Overture and Yahoo may have more money; however, no amount can make me want to go to a search engine that I can't view in the "Bork!" Language. Bork, Bork, Bork!

  3. So.... by easyfrag · · Score: 5, Funny

    Which is it? Is Google a big brother monopolist or a scrappy underdog? I'm confused.

  4. *Sniff* by Papa+Legba · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bring a tear to my eye this news does. It is so 1999 and sweet of them. Brings back found memories of the old new economy. Hopefull all those $200K CFO's from back then will lift a spatula at their current job in honor of this event.

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  5. Incredible news! by gpinzone · · Score: 5, Funny

    An unprofitable Internet company buys another unprofitable business company! Who says the Internet boom was over?