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Microsoft Looking to Sell Slate Magazine

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the slow-news-sunday dept.

SeaDour writes "Wired News is reporting that Microsoft is in early discussions with five or six media companies over a potential sale of MSN's online magazine Slate. This comes mere weeks after Slate recommended Firefox over Internet Explorer."

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  1. Cool, I'll buy it... by JessLeah · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...err .... Microsoft does take Monopoly money, right?

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    1. Re:Cool, I'll buy it... by zimba-tm · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sorry they allready own the Monopoly..

    2. Re:Cool, I'll buy it... by soimless · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think they would take it if you also give them a cookie or half of IBM's stock.

    3. Re:Cool, I'll buy it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      People still buy stuff from Microsoft? Just search Kazaa for "SLATE_FULL_VERSION_(WITH_KEYGEN).RAR".

  2. Re:Microsoft Sell Something ? by the+unbeliever · · Score: 4, Funny

    I read Slate when it's linked from /.

    That's about it thought ;(

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  3. Re:Post Hoc Propter, Much? by Neophytus · · Score: 2, Funny

    The surge hit the microwave tower that happened to be transferring your details between banks at the exact moment the cashier rung up your cheque, duh!

  4. Slate Magazine? by PetoskeyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't that where Fred Flintstone got his news?

  5. Too funny... by Saeger · · Score: 4, Funny
    I read the /. headline and immediately thought to myself, "I'm going to be the first to post a funny conspiracy theory about Microsoft punishing Slate for not towing the corporate line when they published that Pro-FireFox article a little while back." Then I read the /. summary blurb and see that the conspiracy theory's already there! :-)

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    1. Re:Too funny... by scupper · · Score: 2, Funny

      Conspiracies......I'm fueling the black helicopters right now, hold on, I can only fuel on at a time.

  6. Re:A better bottom line by MesiahTaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's not forget that Slate does not really fit their business model. They're only into something if they can achieve total dominance.

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  7. Could it be by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Microsoft is finally starting to realize maybe it doesn't make sense to engage in ventures with no reason to exist? ...naah, probably just freeing up resources to start up more irrelivant and money-losing business ventures. I foresee a website to deliver fruit baskets internationally in Microsoft's future.

  8. MS break-up strategy by tverbeek · · Score: 4, Funny
    This comes mere weeks after Slate recommended Firefox over Internet Explorer.

    Now, if we can just get the folks in the Office division to start recommending other operating systems over Windows, we could finally get that part of the business sold/spun off to a separate company... just like the judge wanted.

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  9. Re:Learb to speak ENGLISH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    People who use "loose" instead of "lose" lose all credibility.

  10. yes, will MS..... by zogger · · Score: 2, Funny

    refuse to do business with the government any longer because homeland security and cert dissed their browser? One would HOPE SO, I mean, MS has some pride and ethics, correct?

  11. umm... by protocol420 · · Score: 2, Funny

    am i alone in not even knowing microsoft even HAD a magazine?

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  12. Re:A better bottom line by cxreg · · Score: 2, Funny

    So they'll be giving up after Xbox 2 then?

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  13. Are you stupid? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    I'm glad your list got shut down! This is exactly what the PATRIOT ACT was designed for.

    Who the hell wants noisy schmucks like you broadcasting the vulnerabilities of the Democratic Nation Convention for Al Queda to walk right through?!?! Dont rock the fucking boat you damn hippie!

    get some uncommon commonsense.

  14. Re:Microsoft Sell Something ? by keroppi · · Score: 2, Funny

    You obviously haven't been on Slashdot long enough to know that you're only supposed to read the comments about the article on Slate, linked from /.