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Microsoft Looking to Purchase DailyMotion

posted by Dopefish on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:30PM   
from the don't-forget-the-popcorn dept.

r00t writes:

"It appears that Microsoft has decided it's time they own a video streaming website. Orange, the current owners of the video streaming site, have been quoted as saying 'I think it makes a lot of sense for us, as for Microsoft, to reach an accord that would be above all a partnership.' Yahoo tried to purchase DailyMotion last year, however the French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg blocked the deal.

Orange's Chief Executive Stephane Richard said that while no agreement had been made yet, he is 'confident' that the companies could come to some arrangement. Whatever the terms may be, Orange will retain a majority stake in the company."

• Understandable, but will it work? (Score: 4, Interesting) by Jerry Smith on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:41PM

  by Jerry Smith (379) on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:41PM (#7498) Journal

  "It appears that Microsoft has decided it's time they own a video streaming website. Orange, the current owners of the video streaming site, have been quoted as saying 'I think it makes a lot of sense for us, as for Microsoft, to reach an accord that would be above all a partnership.'

  If they would go in the content business, they would need to expand their platform, so Dailymotion is a good candidate. They have hardware, now they need a distribution branche and a nice app side for the consumer.
  But I doubt if the MS/DM combo is gonna be a good competitor against the Apple/Itunes stronghold or the Google/Playstore bastion.

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