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Microsoft And Time Warner Resume Talks

Posted by Zonk on from the divvying-up-the-internet dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Seems as though Microsoft and Time Warner have come back together at the negotiating table." From the article: "The two companies are focused on combining AOL's Web content with Microsoft's search-engine technology, although other aspects of the talks are sketchy. It isn't clear whether they are considering merging their Internet dial-up businesses, which generate lots of cash, the paper said. The two companies originally began discussions about some sort of Internet deal earlier this year. But the talks stalled in the late summer over a range of issues including technical obstacles and questions about control."

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  1. What? by E+IS+mC(Square) · · Score: 5, Funny

    >>The two companies are focused on combining AOL's Web content with Microsoft's search-engine technology

    Okay, there are two unknowns here. Can somebody tell me what is AOL's web content, and which is Microsoft's search engine technology?

  2. Great news! by jettoki · · Score: 5, Funny

    The two companies are focused on combining AOL's Web content with Microsoft's search-engine technology... Anything that makes it harder to find "AOL's Web content" is fine by me.