Media Musings

Blogs promote the exchange of ideas. I've used this blog for several semesters to get students talking about media industry topics. Articles you read, post and comment about should deal with media programming topics, and this is a wide-open arena—programming developments, traditional and new distribution channels, technology developments, job and career matters, regulation (FCC?), program performance--including the new fall television season. I hope you’re beginning to get the picture.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Microsoft Attempts to Buy Yahoo Again

Here's a short article. But it's short, sweet, and important.

Also- just to prevent confusion- I accidentally commented on this blog under Muz or mandaswanson17@gmail.com.... my bad.

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MSFT 20.22, -0.27, -1.3%) the Redmond, Wash., software giant, is in talks to buy Yahoo Inc.'s search business for $20 billion, the Sunday Times of London reported. Microsoft does not plan to bid for all of the Sunnyvale, Calif., Internet-services giant, after it abandoned a $47.5 billion proposal last summer, the paper reported. Under a deal the companies are planning, Microsoft also would support new management for Yahoo, possibly led by Jonathan Miller, the former chairman and chief executive of AOL, (TWX:
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1 comment:

Karen said...: I'm a little torn on this because I respect that microsoft is standing up to google and expanding their offerings but I have to question purchasing yahoo when it's floundering. New management would definately help to create a new business strategy but that still doesn't garuntee greatness.; December 1, 2008 at 9:12 AM