Microsoft Wants To Buy Google; For The Love Of Everything That Is Good, Let It Not Happen

So, what's a poor predatory monopolist to do when it really wants a piece of the search business? Why, throw its ill-gotten wealth at the problem, of course. The New York Times is reporting today that Microsoft wants to buy Google, and that the two companies have been in talks. Fortunately, it seems that Google isn't interested in being bought, however, and that the company is likely to pursue the IPO route