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		<title>REPORT: Microsoft Talks To Facebook About Possible Deal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is turning into quite the hussy. Shortly after breaking up with Yahoo! before they even officially dated, Microsoft has been seen holding hands with Facebook&#8230;. and they might even kiss. I never liked the proposed Yahoo merger. This one, however, might have legs. Firstly, lets ignore the $15 billion valuation that Facebook claimed to have in October. [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Microsoft is turning into quite the hussy. Shortly after breaking up with Yahoo! before they even officially dated, Microsoft has been seen <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN0730765420080507" target="_blank">holding hands</a> with Facebook&#8230;. and they might even kiss.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I never liked the <a href="http://www.investizmo.com/2008/05/05/update-microsoft-officially-pulls-out-of-yahoo-deal/" target="_blank">proposed</a> Yahoo merger. This one, however, might have legs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, lets ignore the $15 billion valuation that Facebook claimed to have in October. That number is just silly. Facebook is still a new kid on the block, they&#8217;re still working on a business model that will work in the long run.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although it is still growing like vile weed, I have noticed that fewer and fewer people on my Facebook account update their profiles in a regular basis. Facebook could just be an Internet trend. A flash in the pan. Not a $15 billion dollar company.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Microsoft could bring a lot of help to ensure that Facebook becomes a long term juggernaut on the Internet. They have the reach, the knowledge, the experience and most importantly, they are just as evil.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Facebook has built a reputation for having poor privacy controls and whoring out users to advertisers. Microsoft has a reputation for whoring out user&#8217;s rights to media lobbies. Together they can ruin your online experience and share it with the world.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Seriously though, these two firms would benefit from each other. Microsoft would gain a growing Internet database of consumer information, Facebook would get a grownup to steer it in the right direction.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I say go for it! </p>
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