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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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Microsoft and Yahoo's search-advertising deal has been delayed. Full Article at Top Tech News
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Diller effectively hung a "for sale" sign on Ask.com on Tuesday, when he said on a conference call with Wall Street analysts that the search business is "challenging" and its future is "speculative. Full Article at International Business Times
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Diller, known for his dealmaking in the media business, made the comments in a conference call to discuss quarterly earnings at IAC/InterActiveCorp, which owns Ask.com, dating site Match.com, and CitySearch. Full Article at International Business Times
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NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Barry Diller may be about to hang a 'for sale' on Ask.com, saying on Tuesday that his search advertising business could be open to a takeover given the competition it faces from Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. Full Article at PC Magazine
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The answer is 'yes.' And it is unlikely that we would be the consolidator.
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Ask would give Microsoft some incremental volume and share -- then it just becomes an Ask-branded version of Bing
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The answer is yes. And it is unlikely that we would be the consolidator.
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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
