Yahoo now Considering Merger with AOL

The Times Online is reporting this evening that Yahoo is in talks with AOL on a merger.  Yahoo! is seeking to restart merger talks with AOL as a means of defending itself against the $45 billion (£23 billion) hostile bid approach from Microsoft.

Here is something The Times Online says about Yahoo and AOL

…One option being explored is to restart merger talks with AOL, the online business owned by Time Warner. Although Yahoo! and AOL previously failed to join forces because of differences over price, it is hoped that the urgency created by an unwelcome approach from Microsoft and an impending economic downturn will spur the two into new talks. Google, which offered support to Yahoo! when the Microsoft approach was made public, also has a 5 per cent stake in AOL.

Now lets see what Microsoft has to say about this and even we had rumors that Yahoo is considering a deal with Google, but for now it’s sure that Yahoo is not going to merge with Microsoft as reported by us earlier today here

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