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Yahoo Seeking Partnership With News Corp.

Posted by Soulskill on from the seeking-allies-against-the-axis-of-google dept.

rattlesoft tips us to a Washington Post report that Yahoo is now seeking a partnership with News Corp. A related Reuters article notes that analysts are skeptical of such a deal. From the Post: "Yahoo is talking with a number of potential partners, possibly as a way to either stave off future Microsoft offers or in an effort to drive up the software giant's offer. The talks between News Corp. and Yahoo ... may signal a resumption of discussions that took place last summer between the two media giants that quieted during the fall. Such a combination would make News Corp. the largest single shareholder in a Yahoo/Fox Interactive unit. That would marry the world's most popular social-networking site, MySpace, with Yahoo's 4 billion page views per month to make a formidable opponent for Google."

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  1. Google, Microsoft, News Corp by neonmonk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seems Yahoo are quite familiar with the concept of 'Friends With Benefits'.

    Although in the case of Microsoft they're also familiar with daterape.

  2. Re:Great by SolitaryMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not sure if I should.. but I always worry when these large powers get bigger.

    No, you shouldn't. Get back to shopping.

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  3. Obligatory Simpsons Quote by Comboman · · Score: 2, Funny
    Homer: "I just invested in a company called NewsCorp"

    Lisa: "Dad, that's Fox."

    Homer: "Ahh! Undo, undo!"

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  4. Re:Fuck Yahoo! by h4rm0ny · · Score: 5, Funny


    There - fixed that for you. ;) If you're going to say something, say it. No words are proscribed.

    Oh, and I agree.

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  5. Re:Cry for help by eln · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe they wanted to be acquired by a big evil corporation, but they were concerned that Microsoft just wasn't evil enough.