Yahoo Seeking Partnership With News Corp.

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."

Google, Microsoft, News Corp

[neonmonk]

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

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

Re:Great

[SolitaryMan]

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

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

Obligatory Simpsons Quote

[Comboman]

Homer: "I just invested in a company called NewsCorp"

Lisa: "Dad, that's Fox."

Homer: "Ahh! Undo, undo!"

Re:Fuck Yahoo!

[h4rm0ny]

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

Oh, and I agree.

Re:Cry for help

[eln]

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