Get ready to dump your Yahoo email accounts: Look who they're looking to ally with.....

[marmar]

from AP, via Yahoo!: :puke:


Yahoo exploring alliance with News Corp.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer
55 minutes ago



SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. is discussing a possible Internet partnership with media conglomerate News Corp., its latest effort to repel Microsoft Corp.'s takeover bid or pry a better offer from the unsolicited suitor, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday.

The specifics of the proposed joint venture haven't been worked out, according to the person, who didn't want to be identified because the talks are considered confidential.

Both The Wall Street Journal and a prominent blog, TechCrunch, reported that News Corp. is interested in folding its popular online social network, MySpace.com, and other Internet assets into Yahoo — an idea that first came up last year. News Corp. owns The Wall Street Journal.

News Corp. and a private equity firm reportedly would buy significant stakes in Yahoo as part of a complex deal designed to boost the Sunnyvale-based company's market value above Microsoft's initial bid of $44.6 billion, or $31 per share.

A Yahoo spokesman said the company continues to "carefully and thoroughly" evaluate alternatives that will enrich its long-term shareholders. Yahoo's board reportedly is to meet again Thursday or Friday to consider the company's next move.

News Corp. spokeswoman Teri Everett declined to comment on the Yahoo talks.

Yahoo shares climbed 31 cents to $29.88 Wednesday while Microsoft shares gained 62 cents to $28.96 News Corp. shares slipped 10 cents to finish at $19.93. .....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/microsoft_yahoo

[thepurpose]

1. I will wait a minute, but isn't Yahoo the ones who turned in one their users to the Chinese?

[madrchsod]

2. yes they are

[I work for workers]

10. I thought that was Google.

It might be all of them, as it seems to be the cost of doing business with China.

[I work for workers]

11. Newsflash: The world economy is globalized.

Your computer was probably made by Chinese slaves. Just sit back and enjoy the unlimited storage before you drive yourself crazy discovering the tangled web that is modern economics.

EDIT: LOL @ replying to myself instead of the OP.

[silverweb]

3. Crap.

I guess I'll go back to using _Care2_ for email again.

I love their concept, even though their format isn't as good as Yahoo and their spam filter sucks. x(

[Cant trust em]

4. Like our internet privacy isn't being invaded enough

Whoops, I shouldn't have said that. I'm sure that I'll be hauled off any minute now.

[fascisthunter]

5. I Got Rid of Them

[Mojambo]

6. I only use Yahoo mail for signup spam. n/t

[silverweb]

8. Good idea!

:thumbsup:

[silverweb]

7. Anyone familiar with Hushmail?

They look pretty good. Does anyone here have any experience with them?

[Greyskye]

9. heh. I just use yahoo as my spam drop

That's the address I give when I 'have' to give one, but don't expect to ever check the results.

I'm happy to eat up their bandwidth. :evilgrin: