Microsoft Seeks Partners For a New Run at Yahoo

Microsoft is rumoured to have approached other media companies about joining it in a deal that would effectively lead to Yahoo's breakup. It is believed that the company has held discussions with Time Warner Inc. and News Corp.

It is said that Yahoo's attitude against a takeover has changed and that the company no longer does everything to prevent it.

Microsoft has held discussions with Time Warner Inc. and News Corp., among others, say people involved in the talks. In the past, Microsoft has floated an arrangement under which it would acquire Yahoo's search business and another partner, such as News Corp.'s MySpace or Time Warner's AOL, would combine forces with what remained of Yahoo.