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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."

• MS's Business Plan = Copypasta MS's Business Plan = Copypasta (Score: 5, Insightful) by GungnirSniper on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:42PM

  by GungnirSniper (1671) on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:42PM (#7499) Journal

  Microsoft's business plan looks like reviewing what Google has done and copy it poorly.

  What would MS hope to accomplish from such a purchase? They have billions in the bank, there's no one internal or hire-able who can make something similar?

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• Re:MS's Business Plan = Copypasta (Score: 1) by skullz on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:58PM

  by skullz (2532) on Wednesday February 26 2014, @03:58PM (#7509)

  Yeah but these guys are French. FRENCH, man! Take that, Google!

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