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Posted by michael on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:15PM from the slow-news-sunday dept.

SeaDour writes "Wired News is reporting that Microsoft is in early discussions with five or six media companies over a potential sale of MSN's online magazine Slate. This comes mere weeks after Slate recommended Firefox over Internet Explorer."

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Cool, I'll buy it... (Score:5, Funny)

by JessLeah ( 625838 ) writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:18PM (#9795992)

...err .... Microsoft does take Monopoly money, right?

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Re:Microsoft Sell Something ? (Score:5, Funny)

by the unbeliever ( 201915 ) writes: <chris+slashdot&atlgeek,com> on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:21PM (#9796005) Homepage

I read Slate when it's linked from /.

That's about it thought ;(

Vanamar
Life is a harsh mistress, Fate an insatiable lover, Death an old friend.

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Re:Post Hoc Propter, Much? (Score:3, Funny)

by Neophytus ( 642863 ) * writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:25PM (#9796031)

The surge hit the microwave tower that happened to be transferring your details between banks at the exact moment the cashier rung up your cheque, duh!

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Slate Magazine? (Score:5, Funny)

by PetoskeyGuy ( 648788 ) writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:27PM (#9796041)

Isn't that where Fred Flintstone got his news?

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Too funny... (Score:5, Funny)

by Saeger ( 456549 ) writes: <farrellj@g m a il.com> on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:27PM (#9796042) Homepage

I read the /. headline and immediately thought to myself, "I'm going to be the first to post a funny conspiracy theory about Microsoft punishing Slate for not towing the corporate line when they published that Pro-FireFox article a little while back." Then I read the /. summary blurb and see that the conspiracy theory's already there! :-)
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Re:A better bottom line (Score:5, Funny)

by MesiahTaz ( 122415 ) writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:29PM (#9796052)

Let's not forget that Slate does not really fit their business model. They're only into something if they can achieve total dominance.

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Could it be (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:31PM (#9796067)

Microsoft is finally starting to realize maybe it doesn't make sense to engage in ventures with no reason to exist? ...naah, probably just freeing up resources to start up more irrelivant and money-losing business ventures. I foresee a website to deliver fruit baskets internationally in Microsoft's future.

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MS break-up strategy (Score:5, Funny)

by tverbeek ( 457094 ) writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:47PM (#9796147) Homepage

This comes mere weeks after Slate recommended Firefox over Internet Explorer.
Now, if we can just get the folks in the Office division to start recommending other operating systems over Windows, we could finally get that part of the business sold/spun off to a separate company... just like the judge wanted.

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Re:Learb to speak ENGLISH (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @04:57PM (#9796198)

People who use "loose" instead of "lose" lose all credibility.

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yes, will MS..... (Score:2, Funny)

by zogger ( 617870 ) writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @05:00PM (#9796216) Homepage Journal

refuse to do business with the government any longer because homeland security and cert dissed their browser? One would HOPE SO, I mean, MS has some pride and ethics, correct?

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umm... (Score:2, Funny)

by protocol420 ( 758109 ) writes: <`moc.liamg' `ta' `lokotorp'> on Sunday July 25, 2004 @05:02PM (#9796221) Homepage Journal

am i alone in not even knowing microsoft even HAD a magazine?

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Re:A better bottom line (Score:3, Funny)

by cxreg ( 44671 ) writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @05:05PM (#9796233) Homepage Journal

So they'll be giving up after Xbox 2 then?

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Re:Too funny... (Score:3, Funny)

by scupper ( 687418 ) * writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @05:14PM (#9796271) Homepage

Conspiracies......I'm fueling the black helicopters right now, hold on, I can only fuel on at a time.

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Re:Cool, I'll buy it... (Score:2, Funny)

by zimba-tm ( 598761 ) writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @05:16PM (#9796282) Homepage

Sorry they allready own the Monopoly..

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Are you stupid? (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @05:38PM (#9796400)

I'm glad your list got shut down! This is exactly what the PATRIOT ACT was designed for.
Who the hell wants noisy schmucks like you broadcasting the vulnerabilities of the Democratic Nation Convention for Al Queda to walk right through?!?! Dont rock the fucking boat you damn hippie!
get some uncommon commonsense.

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Re:Cool, I'll buy it... (Score:2, Funny)

by soimless ( 651224 ) writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @06:03PM (#9796515) Homepage Journal

I think they would take it if you also give them a cookie or half of IBM's stock.

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Re:Cool, I'll buy it... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday July 25, 2004 @06:33PM (#9796654)

People still buy stuff from Microsoft? Just search Kazaa for "SLATE_FULL_VERSION_(WITH_KEYGEN).RAR".

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Re:Microsoft Sell Something ? (Score:2, Funny)

by keroppi ( 160187 ) writes: <.ac.oolretawu. .ta. .yeoohn.> on Sunday July 25, 2004 @08:18PM (#9797194) Homepage

You obviously haven't been on Slashdot long enough to know that you're only supposed to read the comments about the article on Slate, linked from /.

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Cool, I'll buy it... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Microsoft Sell Something ? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Post Hoc Propter, Much? (Score:3, Funny)

Slate Magazine? (Score:5, Funny)

Too funny... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:A better bottom line (Score:5, Funny)

Could it be (Score:1, Funny)

MS break-up strategy (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Learb to speak ENGLISH (Score:1, Funny)

yes, will MS..... (Score:2, Funny)

umm... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:A better bottom line (Score:3, Funny)

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Are you stupid? (Score:0, Funny)

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