Comment Re:passionless technician (Score 1) 435
You can travel the world and support a great lifestyle as a classical musician. You just have to not suck.
Microsoft Circles Back to Yahoo With New Offer 143
Ian Lamont writes "Microsoft has come back to Yahoo with a new offer that would involve it buying part of Yahoo. No details have been released, but sources told the Wall Street Journal that part of the arrangement would involve Microsoft selling display ads next to Yahoo search results. No word yet on how this will impact Carl Icahn's proxy war with Yahoo's board."
Submission + - Justice Dept. Approves XM-Sirius Merger (washingtonpost.com)
Ripit writes: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday approved Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., saying the deal was unlikely to hurt competition or consumers.
The transaction was approved without conditions, despite opposition from consumer groups and an intense lobbying campaign by the land-based radio industry.
