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Yahoo, AOL May Merge; Murdoch-Microsoft In Talks

Two Internet-shaking deals stem from Microsoft-Yahoo talks

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(Newser) – Two groundbreaking Internet deals are in the works, both related to Microsoft's desire to take over Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports. In one, Yahoo is considering combining its online operations with Time Warner's AOL. In the other, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is in talks to join Microsoft in its bid to acquire Yahoo. 

The latter deal would create an online giant that combines Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN, and Murdoch's MySpace, the New York Times notes. A Yahoo-AOL merger, on the other hand, would create one of the largest websites on the Internet. Time Warner, AOL's parent company, would make a cash investment and take a 20% stake in the new enterprise. If nothing else, the talks could give Yahoo leverage in its Microsoft negotiations, the Journal notes.

The America Online logo is seen at the AOL booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yahoo and AOL are considering a merger of their online businesses.
The America Online logo is seen at the AOL booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yahoo and AOL are considering a merger of their online businesses.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
Yahoo may merge with AOL.
Yahoo may merge with AOL.   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft . A $41 Billion bid for Yahoo is on the table as Yahoo searches for alternate proposals.
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft . A $41 Billion bid for Yahoo is on the table as Yahoo searches for alternate proposals.   (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, file)
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang at the Yahoo booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yahoo is mulling a merger with AOL as an alternative to a takeover by Microsoft.
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang at the Yahoo booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yahoo is mulling a merger with AOL as an alternative to a takeover by Microsoft.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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