Easy Prediction: Google Not Going To Buy Dow Jones
from the they-can-do-anything dept
The fate of Dow Jones is very much in flux at the moment, with many predicting that News Corp. will ultimately be successful in its pursuit, despite the Bancroft family's initial opposition. As we mentioned yesterday, the deal has significance beyond the two companies, and some are wondering whether another party will come in and save Dow Jones. Naturally, a lot of names are being thrown around, including GE, private equity firms, and other newspaper companies, like the Washington Post. Oddly, a few people have thrown out the idea that Google could show some interest in the company. This is, to put it succinctly, never going to happen. Anyone who thinks that Google would shell out billions of dollars for a newspaper company doesn't realize what business Google is in, or, at the least, doesn't understand its business model. At this point, it seems like the name Google is just thrown around because it's a huge company with a pile of cash, rather then there being any logical reason for it. So if you're closely following this story, this is one rumor that you can safely ignoreThank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Google FTW
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Dumbass
It's the thing most of the companies get mad about when they say google is holding their information.
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how about yahoo?
IAC is also lurking out there.
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The search begins
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Re: The search begins
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Re: how about yahoo?
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stupid, pointless article
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