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Google Rebuffs Microsoft Takeover Bid

Posted by timothy on from the money-to-be-made-somewhere dept.

Chris Gondek writes "The Sydney Morning Herald has posted that Internet search leader Google has rejected a takeover bid from Microsoft in favour of selling its shares directly to the public. According to The New York Times (Login Required), Google wishes to sell only about $US2 billion worth of shares to the public."

2 of 376 comments (clear)

  1. Evil empire! by dema · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I can't say I'm suprised :P

  2. Google to M$ by utlemming · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Think about it -- if M$ owns Google then they will try to make Google run 2000 or worse XP. It is survival...

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