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Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal

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NucleusKore
NucleusKore Original post #1
Jul 29, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Source: *news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8174763.stm

Yahoo and Microsoft have announced a long-rumoured internet search deal that will help the two companies take on chief rival Google.

Microsoft's Bing search engine will power the Yahoo website and Yahoo will in turn become the advertising sales team for Microsoft's online offering.

Yahoo has been struggling to make profits in recent years.

But last year it rebuffed several takeover bids from Microsoft in an attempt to go it alone.

Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer said the 10-year deal would provide Microsoft's Bing search engine with the necessary scale to compete.

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Anon #2
Jul 30, 2009 at 11:35 PM
Two bad guys against third bad guy :D