Microsoft and Yahoo are in talks about a joint venture or some other form of cooperation as both companies continue to try to combat Google’s pre-eminence in Internet advertising, people briefed on the discussions said Friday. The discussions are part of an ongoing dialogue that the two companies have been holding for more than a year, but are still in preliminary stages, these people say.For the IHT story click here, while there’s also an AP story in the Sydney Morning Herald here.
Microsoft and Yahoo enter talks to combat Google
Microsoft and Yahoo are in talks about a joint venture or some other form of cooperation as both companies continue to try to combat Google’s pre-eminence in Internet advertising, people briefed on the discussions said Friday. The discussions are part of an ongoing dialogue that the two companies have been holding for more than a year, but are still in preliminary stages, these people say.