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Could Microsoft Save Ask.com?

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is viewed as the most likely buyer or partner for IAC/InterActiveCorp's (IACI.O) Ask.com if CEO Barry Diller decides to throw in the towel on the struggling search engine. Full Article at WebmasterWorld

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  1. The answer is 'yes.' And it is unlikely that we would be the consolidator.
    Barry Diller – Barry Diller SOURCE: WebmasterWorld 3 weeks ago
  2. Ask would give Microsoft some incremental volume and share -- then it just becomes an Ask-branded version of Bing
    SOURCE: Top Tech News 3 weeks ago
  3. The answer is yes. And it is unlikely that we would be the consolidator.
    Barry Diller – Barry Diller SOURCE: Top Tech News 3 weeks ago
  4. Diller has only himself to blame ... Ask was really the first to do something dynamic with 'blended' or 'universal' search. It was really Diller's failure to invest that caused Ask not [to] be able to realize its potential. Maybe they didn't have the resources, or maybe Diller underestimated the costs.
    SOURCE: Top Tech News 3 weeks ago
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