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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."

2 of 186 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Fine and Dandy by Cached+Hit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    this is a leatherman

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    "look ma! no hands!!!" - random amputee
  2. Awwww, geez... by fib3r · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That really hurt! -CoiB^H^H^H^HCowboy Neal