Report: Microsoft in Talks for a Deal With AOL
17 Jul 2008 - 09:41:29

Grant Gross, IDG News Service Wed Jul 16, 3:30 PM ET Microsoft is meeting with AOL executives Wednesday to talk about the two companies combining AOL and Microsoft's online division, according to a news report. Microsoft, spurned in its recent efforts to buy all or part of , wants to explore ways to combine with AOL, according to the Wall Street Journal. The two companies have been discussing a possible deal for months as an alternative to Microsoft buying Yahoo, the Journal reported in its online edition Wednesday afternoon. Representatives of Microsoft and AOL didn't immediately respond to a request for comments. The structure of a deal between AOL and Microsoft hasn't been worked out, the Journal said. Microsoft has made multiple offers to buy Yahoo this year. Yahoo on Saturday rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn that would have sold Yahoo's search business to Microsoft. Average (Not Rated)class="whatsthis" ( ) Related Searches: Compare ...

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